The LPBN has indicated they'd be
willing and able to
videotape the presentations for later free access
via their web streaming server
(http://www.lpbn.org).
Michael, could Lindows make a small donation, say $500,
to lpbn.org to help cover expenses?
At MP3.com, we broadcast the MP3 Summit for free in real-time and made
available browsing at later time as well. We started this in the dark
ages of 1999 and did it every year. Of course we had hundreds of
employees and a whole video department on staff which made it easy. Our
whole goal was to get the information out to everyone because that's what
maximizes the value to the community. See last years video here:
http://www.mp3.com/summit/2001/webcast.html
As you can see from the agenda and sessions, by year 3 there was
incredibly diverse attention from many industries all around MP3 and I
think helped push it to its widespread support today.
If you want to watch some GREAT video looking back at the digital music
revolution, watch this session:
What
Happened to the Revolution?
It's 45 minutes of very funny, but very insightful video especially
the last 20 minutes.
Doing the same thing for wineconf 2002 would have tremendous value. Those
that can't make wineconf in person can still hear from all the smart
people and get the vision for where wine is going. I'm sure some of the
sessions would be insightful for people as they join wine to help them
get up to speed on various programming and technology issues as well.
Having LPBN.org capture the video and broadcast seems like a a big plus
to the entire wine community. We'll be happy to send them $500 to make
this happen. But watching a tiny grainy video won't compare to being
there, so if you can make it you'll definitely want to attend in person.
We'll also be having one surprise field trip which will not be televised.
:)
-- MR
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