ANNOUNCE: LKML Summary Podcast

ANNOUNCE: LKML Summary Podcast

[Jon Masters]

Folks,

I'm /experimenting/ with recording a short 3-5 minute summary of LKML
traffic for those of us who like to listen to Podcasts. It's modeled
after e.g. the NYT Front Page Podcast, though not quite as cool.

I am hoping this of use to some people who can't read LKML every day.
Yesterday took 15-20 minutes to put together, and that's doable on a
regular basis, subject to it being of use to anyone. I figured I'm
reading LKML whether I do I summary recording or not. If it takes off,
then I'll try forming a small team to share the effort out.

Podcast: http://podcasts.jonmasters.org/kernel/kernel.xml

(it'll show up in iTunes shortly for those with iPhones)

Jon.

Re: ANNOUNCE: LKML Summary Podcast

[Jeff Garzik]

Jon Masters wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> I'm /experimenting/ with recording a short 3-5 minute summary of LKML
> traffic for those of us who like to listen to Podcasts. It's modeled
> after e.g. the NYT Front Page Podcast, though not quite as cool.
> 
> I am hoping this of use to some people who can't read LKML every day.
> Yesterday took 15-20 minutes to put together, and that's doable on a
> regular basis, subject to it being of use to anyone. I figured I'm
> reading LKML whether I do I summary recording or not. If it takes off,
> then I'll try forming a small team to share the effort out.
> 
> Podcast: http://podcasts.jonmasters.org/kernel/kernel.xml
> 
> (it'll show up in iTunes shortly for those with iPhones)

So... you're using a non-free audio format to podcast about open source?

Where's the ogg, man...

	Jeff

Re: ANNOUNCE: LKML Summary Podcast

[Jon Masters]

On Tue, 2009-05-05 at 15:52 -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> Jon Masters wrote:
> > Folks,
> > 
> > I'm /experimenting/ with recording a short 3-5 minute summary of LKML
> > traffic for those of us who like to listen to Podcasts. It's modeled
> > after e.g. the NYT Front Page Podcast, though not quite as cool.
> > 
> > I am hoping this of use to some people who can't read LKML every day.
> > Yesterday took 15-20 minutes to put together, and that's doable on a
> > regular basis, subject to it being of use to anyone. I figured I'm
> > reading LKML whether I do I summary recording or not. If it takes off,
> > then I'll try forming a small team to share the effort out.
> > 
> > Podcast: http://podcasts.jonmasters.org/kernel/kernel.xml
> > 
> > (it'll show up in iTunes shortly for those with iPhones)
> 
> So... you're using a non-free audio format to podcast about open source?

As I said in the LWN article, there will be oggs shortly - I just need
some time on the weekend to get around to scripting the production[0]. I
will add a second feed with oggs in it, and also post the script (each
podcast is created by first writing a script, which if placed on a wiki
can then be a collaborative exercise, and translated too). I really
would like this to eventually be a daily collaborative thing.

Yesterday's podcast had around 3,500 listeners, which is nice. Nice
enough that I'm looking for mirrors and alternative hosting if this
interest level continues - happy to add a "brought to you by blah". But
anyway, I'd love it if bandwidth were a problem as that would confirm
that there's a real "market" for this/that it's useful.

Today, it showed up in iTunes...

Jon.

[0] The (unfortunate) reason behind the mp3s is that most car stereos,
(i)Phones, and other devices still don't play oggs, whereas even my car
has a Linux-based empeg mp3 player installed in it. I know, it's a
cycle/circle of doom, and I don't want to overly encourage that.

Re: ANNOUNCE: LKML Summary Podcast

[Frederic Weisbecker]

On Mon, May 04, 2009 at 10:08:15AM -0400, Jon Masters wrote:
> Folks,
> 
> I'm /experimenting/ with recording a short 3-5 minute summary of LKML
> traffic for those of us who like to listen to Podcasts. It's modeled
> after e.g. the NYT Front Page Podcast, though not quite as cool.
> 
> I am hoping this of use to some people who can't read LKML every day.
> Yesterday took 15-20 minutes to put together, and that's doable on a
> regular basis, subject to it being of use to anyone. I figured I'm
> reading LKML whether I do I summary recording or not. If it takes off,
> then I'll try forming a small team to share the effort out.
> 
> Podcast: http://podcasts.jonmasters.org/kernel/kernel.xml
> 
> (it'll show up in iTunes shortly for those with iPhones)
> 
> Jon.



I just listened it. Nice thing.
I think I will follow it often.

Thanks.

Re: ANNOUNCE: LKML Summary Podcast

[Jon Masters]

On Mon, 2009-05-04 at 10:08 -0400, Jon Masters wrote:

> I'm /experimenting/ with recording a short 3-5 minute summary of LKML
> traffic for those of us who like to listen to Podcasts. It's modeled
> after e.g. the NYT Front Page Podcast, though not quite as cool.
> 
> I am hoping this of use to some people who can't read LKML every day.
> Yesterday took 15-20 minutes to put together, and that's doable on a
> regular basis, subject to it being of use to anyone. I figured I'm
> reading LKML whether I do I summary recording or not. If it takes off,
> then I'll try forming a small team to share the effort out.
> 
> Podcast: http://podcasts.jonmasters.org/kernel/kernel.xml
> 
> (it'll show up in iTunes shortly for those with iPhones)

http://kernelnewbies.org/KernelPodcast

Here, I will upload the transcripts I read from (after writing them). I
will also make available an ogg stream in due course, when I have time
to spend scripting the creation - it's very manual still now.

There were about 6,000 downloads last week, so I'll keep it going for
the moment. I don't know if it'll be every day - but it will for the
moment - it might end up being "every few days", and summarizing all
threads that happen in-between. If you're interested in helping out,
please let me know, we might be able to make this a collaborative
script-writing exercise via the kernelnewbies website :)

Jon.