[Sussex] Linux on the small screen

[Steve Dobson]

Geoff

On 03 April 2003 at 11:02 Geoff Teale wrote:
> Last night I recieved (and of course watched) the 2 DVD 
> special edition of "Revolution OS" a feature length documentary
> about Free Software, Open Source and Linux.  The second disk
> contains extra content, such as extended interviews with RMS,
> ESR, Linus etc..

This I would like to see.
 
> Covered in these interviews are issues such as "What would happen if
> Microsoft went open source?".

I think that is one is impossible to predict.  It depends how they do 
it.  Sun's version of Open Source is very different from IBM's.

> I think it would be great to make this film available to the 
> LUG - it's very interesting (and very relevant) but I wonder
> what would be the best way to do this.

IANALBYWI [1] What's the copyright on the DVD?
 
> Would anyone be interested in a LUG screening (possibly at a 
> LUG meet)?  Does anyone know where we can find a DVD player
> and a large enough screen for the LUG to watch?

Yes - but does the King's Head have a broadcast license.  As I
think was said at the last moot (but not generally) if one was
to "play" a BBC Radio 4 show on you're laptop to a public group you'd
be breaking the BBC copyright.

I think it would be better to have a number of private screenings
around your place, but please check that I'm correct with more 
knowledgeable people hint hint.

Steve

[1]
I am NOT a layer buy your wife is