Thu Dec  4 15:42:47 EST 2008  Reading online manual at
http://www.flumotion.net/doc/flumotion/manual/html/

Data stream = Feed

Planet {
    Manager
        Bouncer component (authenticates workers and components
                           connecting to the Manager)
    Atmosphere  (non-feed components.  non-stream functionality) {
        Tester component*
        Bouncer component*
    }
    Flow+  (feed component container) {
        Feed Component+ {
            Producer type: produce stream data
            Converter type: change stream data
            Consumer type: consume stream data
        }
    }
}

Feed+  <-->   Feed Component+  <-->  Stream+

Daemons
    Manager
    Worker+  start components on behalf of Manager
             pass incoming connections to the Manager


Main config file is at /etc/flumotion/managers/default/planet.xml.
Manager runs like this:  python path/to/flumotion-manager path/to/planet.xml

flumotion-manager -h   for syntax and options.  Some opts override planet.xml.

IMPORTANT:  flumotion needs python-kiwi package.  Unenforced dependency!

For some reason, the init script does not start a worker, though it looks like
it should.  Force it to like so:
    /etc/init.d/flumotion manager default
    /etc/init.d/flumotion worker default

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    stuck on beyla (OpenSUSE 11.0).
    Complains can't continue without encoders (without any clue how to get them)
    unless choose Encoding:  Format Ogg, Video Theora, AUdio Speex