[Newark] Radio Show

[Andy Goldschmidt]

I think just a simple talkshow on moving to Linux - ie. getting off the
insecure platform that is MS windoze

Explaining its benefits and how easy it to move over.



On Wed, 2009-02-18 at 13:59 +0000, Chris Hayes wrote:

> Indeed, a programme that only dealt with Linux would need to be
> absurdly technical to maintain an audience.
> 
> Something that I haven't mentioned is that we'd also like to have the
> programme available as a podcast, after its live broadcast.
> 
> So far, I'd like to include the following elements in each show:
> * FOSS/Linux news stories, breif disussion of the main stories,
> possibly.
> * Certainly at least one major discussion regarding a FOSS/Linux
> thing, such as a topic like, um, license proliferation - for instance.
> Or possibly a certain application, language or technology. Or an in
> depth look at a single news story.. etc.
> * Review of a (likely obscure) FOSS application - or maybe a segment
> like Desert Island Disks (from season 1 of LUGRadio) where people can
> suggest a set of applications that they cannot live without, inc.
> breif discussion.
> * Showcase of between 1 and 3 (depending on time left) awesome "Free
> Culture" born music tracks (most likely forming the outro).
> 
> If possible, I'd like it so at least some of the show is accessible to
> a non-technical (or non-Linux, at least) audience and might even
> encourage certain memebers of that demographic to give FOSS/Linux a
> shot... I could do with ideas of how best to acheive that.. Possibly
> the format of the show should be news - accessible-content - too-geeky
> - outro...
> 
> Things like OpenOffice.org - Dosbox - Wine... Dualbooting/Ubuntu - the
> ideals behind Free Software, or an explaination of the Open Source
> development model, etc. can be talked about in the "accessible" part.
> Something to ease people in...
> 
> 
> Kind Regards,
> Christopher
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Khismett Riddle
> <spindleflax at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>         It depends how technical you want it to be; if it's a
>         community radio maybe you don't want to talk about the really
>         geeky stuff. I'm not sure how many people who aren't at all
>         aware of FOSS would listen to a radio show about it, though.
>         Perhaps if the radio's just on, they'd leave it on and hear
>         Newark LUG's broadcast. Either way, there're a few projects
>         that deserve talking about (Wine, Blender, Gimp, maybe DOSBox)
>         and plenty more if it's FOSS as well as Linux, rather than
>         just Linux. 
>         
>         Tom
>         
>         
>         2009/2/18 Andy Goldschmidt <andy.goldschmidt at forlinux.co.uk>
>         
>         
>         
>                 I was listening to Boundary Sound yesterday.... very
>                 nice !!
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>                 On Wed, 2009-02-18 at 11:57 +0000, Chris Hayes wrote:
>                 
>                 > 
>                 > Hey folks,
>                 > 
>                 > A few of you will be aware that I've looking into
>                 > the prospect of producing a FLOSS/Linux programme
>                 > for our local community radio station; the New
>                 > 102.6FM Boundary Sound. I'm at the point where we're
>                 > ready for ideas for a pilot, I've got some ideas
>                 > myself - but what would you guys like to hear in a
>                 > radio show like this?
>                 > 
>                 > 
>                 > Kind Regards,
>                 > Chris Hayes
>                 > 
>                 > 
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