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["Clement Lefebvre" <clement.lefebvre@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes. 

I think the first thing to do is to find a leader who will: 

- act as the main speaker
- record the show
- be the dictator really :)

Also, based on my previous experiences I can tell you that the main
thing is to throw yourselves at it. Get something done, even small..
forget about the main topic, don't take too much time getting ready,
just get something done, quick and dirty, and then we've got something
to talk about. Incremental improvements will come in time, things will
get better and better, but if we can keep something happening on a
weekly basis, every week, even it's only a 5-10 minutes MP3/OGG
recording then we'll be able to improve things slowly but surely. 

The format will be there to help, but don't be afraid of having nothing
to say. If you really have nothing to say, then stick to a small
recording, skip some sections, but do record it nonetheless. 

Let's find the star of our show, so he can tell us when he'll be ready
to record, if we wants guests on skype (or other means) and when we can
hear and comment on the first recording. 

In the meantime we can do some brainstorming and prepare things up as
you said Charles, but the main thing is still to find the one who will
carry, organize, record and present this podcast. 

Charles by the way, would you be happy to lead the show and act as the
main speaker? You could always step down later on if you felt like it,
it's really up to you, but your equipment, timezone, level of English
and even your availability look pretty good. Let us know. 

Clem. 

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Sent: 21 October 2008 13:10
To: Linux Mint Podcast List
Subject: [Linuxmint-podcast-project] Planning

We should start putting together a list of topics that will be covered
in the show. Time gets past you pretty quickly when you're doing a
creative project every week.

Ideally, I think we should have a rolling list of the major topics for
the next 4-6 weeks of the show. Obviously we can shift gears if a major
event happens, like Microsoft announcing that Windows 7 will be a fork
of Ubuntu.

Some topics might take more than a week to put together. For example if
we're reviewing some major program, we may need 2 or 3 weeks to fool
around with it before we're ready to talk about it on-air.

An obvious topic for Show 1 is Elyssa. Another show could cover Ubuntu
8.10. OpenOffice.org 3 and Mandriva 2009 are also good possibilities.

Another topic I think would be useful, if we're trying to help people
new to Linux and/or Mint, is equivalent programs. For example in Windows
you used Word, in Linux you use OpenOffice.org. How do you load your
podcasts to the handheld in Linux? (That's the one thing I still do on
my XP box, everything else of mine is now in Linux.)

Have we named a leader for the podcast yet? Someone should be compiling
these ideas into a list. Maybe in a Google document that everyone can
see and contribute to.

We'll also need to arrange for a test, get the hosts online with Skype
or whatever we'll be using and record a test session, make sure all our
equipment is working and sounds good.

And since our time zones range from GMT+1 to GMT-8, finding a time to
record could be quite a challenge.

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