“…many Web publications still treat the Internet as if it is
the electronic equivalent of a print magazine… Likewise, I can
see that some sites are stuck in the age of television when it
comes to streaming video.”
“The site www.linux4u.com, on the other hand, is a good
example of what you get when you do it right. This site —
sponsored by VA Linux Systems, Red Hat, and Linuxcare — hosts a
number of seminars you can view with RealNetworks’ Real Player.
So far, www.linux4u.com has hosted talks by Tim O’Reilly, of
O’Reilly and Associates; Jon ‘Maddog’ Hall, executive director of
Linux International; Jeremy Allison, co-creator of Samba; and
analysts Dan Kusnetzky at IDC and Greg Weiss at DH Brown.
Naturally, you get to pick which speaker you want to watch.”
“…I’m not yet a big fan of streaming video. So, when I finally
got around to it, I planned to watch only a couple of minutes of
one of the presentations — just enough to get an idea of what they
are like.
Instead, I eventually browsed through all of them. …these
aren’t the kinds of seminars that hold my attention. They’re
designed more for IT managers who don’t fully understand the
origins or value of open-source software. …I was fascinated
enough to browse through all of the talks because the producer of
the material understood the medium.”