Description:

Icecast is an Internet based broadcasting system based on the Mpeg
Layer III streaming technology. It was originally inspired by
Nullsoft's Shoutcast and also mp3serv by Scott Manley. The icecast
project was started for several reasons: a) all broadcasting systems
were pretty much closed source, non-free software implementations, b)
Shoutcast doesn't allow you to run your own directory servers, or
support them, and c) we thought it would be a lot of fun.