The GNU/Linux User Show #24!
The GNU/Linux User Show #024 (MP3 23MB - 67min)
The GNU/Linux User Show #024 (OGG 48MB - 67min)
MP3: LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE
OGG: LISTEN TO THE PODCAST HERE
This week I chat with Robin Miller, editor-in-chief of the Open Source Technology Group (OSTG). The OSTG is responsible for such foundation sites such as Slashdot, Sourceforge, and Think Geek.
Robin has recently wrote/edited Point & Click OpenOffice.org which is available for pre-order now and will hit the shelves in early December.
Minutes
Once you get past the first 2 minutes or so, it’s all Robin and me.
Links
- Link to 11 of the videos that come with the book, here.
- OpenOffice.org website
- Robin Miller’s Homepage. Make sure you check out his email Terms of Srevice!
- Point & Click Linux
- Point & Click OpenOffice.org
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November 22nd, 2005 at 2:27 am
Well, that was long… normally I would have gotten bored of such a long talk… but not this time. It was very entertaining, and Robin seemed to be a very nice person to chat with.
I had a few chuckles on the bus to work this morning, which got me a few weird looks from my fellow commuters.
Great show, and as I said before, keep up the good work!
dadexter,
a fellow canuck from the eastern parts :P
November 22nd, 2005 at 2:32 am
Thanks, Dadexter!
I actually trimmed about 15 minutes off of it. I wanted to trim more specifically because of the time, but it just all seemed like such good stuff that I couldn’t bring myself to cut more.
I was wondering how the talk would be perceived. We were supposed to talk about Robin’s Piont & Click OpenOffice.org but we didn’t spend a whole lot of time on that, really. But I think that’s why the chat ended up being so entertaining…we stumbled around a lot of topics.
I did enjoy speaking with Robin though, he’s a pretty entertaining guy :)
November 22nd, 2005 at 2:58 am
It seemed to me that it was a show abhout OOo, not about the book itself, which was really nice. I liked the historical part about StarOffice… brought back some memories :)
November 22nd, 2005 at 3:00 am
Heh..cool.
The GNU/Linux community has some really, really interesting people in it ;)
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:07 pm
BTW Jon, ummm… it looks like you forgot to convert the OGG file at a lower bitrate again. ;)
Rick
November 22nd, 2005 at 12:11 pm
Hi Rick,
I didn’t forget this time, I just can’t figure out how to. I use Audacity to create the MP3s and OGGs. Within the MP3 setup there’s a place for bitrate and quality that I can play with, but within the OGG setup there appears to be only a quality setting from 1 - 10. I’ve been recording them at 5 and was a little hesitant to drop it down. I honestly don’t know where to tell Audacity to tone it down a bit.
I hear ya, though, a 50MB file is a little big. I’ve asked a couple of people if they know how to do it and I’m waiting for a response. If you (or anyone else reading this) has any expertise in this area, please - please! - let me know and I’ll do it.
November 22nd, 2005 at 7:23 pm
You can’t set the bitrate for OGG files in Audacity. From Audacity Help:
November 23rd, 2005 at 12:13 am
Thanks Geoff!
I still need to do *something*. I’ll play with the slider quality meter thingy for OGGs and see what that does.