LibMMS			 library for parsing		      Microsoft Media Streaming			       protocolWhat is LibMMS?===============LibMMS is common library for parsing mms:// and mmsh:// type networkstreams. These are commonly used to stream Windows Media Video contentover the web. LibMMS itself is only for receiving MMS stream, itdoesn't handle sending at all. If you need streaming functionality,look for other protocol, such as RT(S)P. MMS is legacy thing, beingclosed with no specs and abandoned even by its creator, the Microsoft Corp.Why LibMMS?===========LibMMS was created out of need for common library that would remedycurrent situation where each Free Software project maintains its ownimplementation of MMS protocol handling, creating unnecessary code andeffort duplication and introducing feature disparity as not everybugfix gets into each of them. It also addresses need for LGPLlicensed code for that task, as every current implementation islicensed as GPL, thus knocking out many projects that do not use GPLthemselves.Howto LibMMS?=============LibMMS is intended to be small and simple, being useful for anyproject that needs MMS handling functionality. It is constructed insuch a way that allows plugging custom I/O implementation, thus beingeasy to integrate with custom framework, and providing a way to addtimeouted or cancelable I/O etc.Hmm, you said no specs? How so?===============================LibMMS code is based on amazing work done by SDP guys (http://get.to/sdp)Without the specs they've reverse-engineered, there won't be any freeimplementation of MMS handling today.How is LibMMS licensed?=======================LibMMS is Free Software, licensed under GNU Library General PublicLicense. Original code comes from Xine project (http://xine.sf.net),and it got separated for number of reasons, one of them being desireto provide non GPL projects with library they could use. There's anumber of valuable LGPL projects locked out by GPL libraries, besideswe strongly feel that GPL is bad license for a library, as it's notlibrary thing to mess with its users licensing by vague interpretationsof wether linking makes binary derived work. We want libraries to beused, and for that, we need to stay clean.