Ubuntu-IE Netcasts

[Bob Jolliffe]

Again a bit of an aside - but I I think I still have the dvd of the
13-part Go-Open TV documentary series that was made in South Africa in
2006.  Funny how it looks aged already ... It was a pretty expensive
operation to produce (jointly funded by Shuttleworth Foundation,
Canonical, HP, the SA CSIR) and a pretty audacious idea at the time.

I think there were ideas in it which worked and some which fell a bit
flat.  The focus on local companies success stories with linux was
really good.  And geek-of-the-week was a good way of highlighting
local developer talent.  The comedian they chose to host the show
irritated me.  And too many interviews with high priests and gurus.
If there are any media savvy folk who want to take a look and pick
apart for good and bad ideas let me know.  It was a pretty early
attempt to take linux to a popular audience using a popular medium
(TV).  Probably historically interesting.  I think much of the series
is also on you-tube.

Cheers
Bob

On 17 June 2010 15:15, Gerard Cunningham <gerard at faduda.net> wrote:
> At the risk of veering quite far from the original intent of the
> podcasts, there's also a possibility of getting some from the Sound &
> Vision funding for, say, a Newstalk documentary. I'm not sure if such a
> documentary has been done already. It might then be possible to create a
> 30-60 minute programme, which can double as a series of podcasts.
>
>
>
> On Thu, 2010-06-17 at 15:01 +0100, Bob Jolliffe wrote:
>> Gary I think it is a fine idea and I'm pretty sure there are local
>> angles.  Probably most important is how ambitious you are about
>> reaching a large target audience.  I suspect that as long as you are
>> having fun, the content might reflect that and you might well attract
>> a wider audience.  On the other hand it might not matter all that
>> much.  Depends how we measure success.  I like the idea of recording a
>> bundle of episodes and releasing as a dribble.  That sounds realistic.
>>
>> To do this I guess you would need to have a sort of regular (monthly,
>> 2-monthly) podcast meetup or piggy back on existing f2f meetings?  Or
>> would you require f2f at all?
>>
>> Cheers
>> Bob
>>
>> On 17 June 2010 13:59, Gary Smith <imgarysmith at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hello all :-D
>> > I am emailing with an idea of an Ubuntu-IE netcast (podcast). I think this
>> > would be a very fun project that will benefit both people creating the
>> > content and people consuming it. My ideas are a tips netcast which gives the
>> > viewer/listener ideas on how to customize and make the most out of their
>> > Ubuntu install. We can have regular releases but to save time we can record
>> > them all at once, eg, two releases a week but record the episodes once a
>> > month. I think a news netcast is alot of work considering how regular it has
>> > to be but there is always a possibility of a special netcast for new
>> > releases etc. There is also the decision of audio, video or both. This is
>> > only a small idea and it will need to grow before it becomes a reality. If
>> > anybody has any ideas or criticism, please add it to this email.
>> > Thanks for taking the time to read this email.
>> > Yours,
>> > imgarysmith
>> >
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