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

Brilliant! That's all I wanted to know :) 

Have fun with as many tools as you like (I don't know what to recommend,
I have no experience in recording) and decide what works best for you.
It's called "dictator" for a reason, the rest of the team will align
with your choices. 

I can help down the line with the XML and to show how to publish the
podcast, but we're not there yet. Also, if you want to go fast you'll
get more done if you don't rely on anyone else. My advice would be to
start on your own since the activity on this list has been quite low and
you might wait for co-hosts to be there on skype (and at the right time)
forever. 

Let us know if you need help. I'd be happy to give input if you provide
test recordings. Haruspexed came with a nice jingle that you can use (I
liked his test too, although I'm not too sure about living the music in
the background while you speak.. I think it would be better as an intro
which fades out, so the music and the speaker would actually be on at
the same time only for a couple of seconds... I could be wrong, the
music in the background produces a nice effect too but it can't be used
for too long IMHO). 

As for content there's a lot to talk about on
http://www.linuxmint.com/blog. Most Mint topics are published over
there. http://www.distrowatch.com provides information about the latest
releases and I find http://www.osnews.com and
http://digg.com/all/linux_unix quite good. 

If other people want to speak on the show they can act as co-speakers
(via Skype I guess), as guests (via Skype too) or they can maintain
their own section and send their own recordings to Charles. 

Charles, let us know when you're ready and if you need any help.

Clem.

-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Olsen [mailto:charles.olsen@xxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: 21 October 2008 14:08
To: Clement Lefebvre
Cc: Linux Mint Podcast List
Subject: Re: [Linuxmint-podcast-project] Planning

Clem,

You're absolutely right about throwing ourselves into it. I've been in
projects before where we talked, we planned, we were well prepared --
and nothing actually got done.

I'm open to being the leader, if you understand that I have not done
this before. I listen to several podcasts, and I recorded a guest
segment for Linux Reality (episode 94, if you want to check it out), but
otherwise haven't done this before.

I don't even know if I have the means to record a show. I'm installing
Audacity as I type this (I love Synaptic). Is it enough that I have
Skype and Audacity?

But anyway, I'd be happy to take the lead if I can get these questions
answered. And yes, I know how to Google, I'll do some research tonight.

Charles


Clement Lefebvre wrote:
> 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. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:linuxmint-podcast-project-bounces+clement.lefebvre=ericsson.co
> m@ lists.launchpad.net] On Behalf Of Charles Olsen
> Sent: 21 October 2008 13:10
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> 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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