I want to put FLV video on a web page. Hopefully some kind soul will help me get a quick start.

1 - Will OS FLV allow me to do that?
2 - Does the video "stream" through another streaming web server or directly from my server to the client?
3 - Does it stream to PC, Mac, & Linux clients... or just PC clients?
4 - Will it stream from a Windows server or a Linux Server or either?
5 - Is it free for commercial use for a small business?
6 - Must my host put some special software on our server for it to work?
7 - Must the client download a special player to see the video?
8 - Will it stream to mobile devicesf and/or smart phones?
9 - Is there a quick start guide that will get us up and streaming quickly?

Thanks for any help.

I'm sure the answers to all my questions are on the site or the web somewhere but I would really appriceate someone swaping a few messages/post with me to help us move quickly.

Thanks again.