Comments on: BALUG: Mark Shuttleworth and Digital Tipping Point http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/balug-mark-shuttleworth-and-digital-tipping-point/ neat fun stuff Mon, 12 May 2008 04:49:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Russell http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/balug-mark-shuttleworth-and-digital-tipping-point/#comment-125102 Russell Mon, 31 Mar 2008 22:53:44 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/balug-mark-shuttleworth-and-digital-tipping-point/#comment-125102 Excellent post Matt! Im a huge fan of DTP and contibute to thier cause. Here is the huge collection of videos DTP has collected here on Open Source: http://www.archive.org/details/digitaltippingpoint It takes an enormous amount of work and it's all done by volunteers. They can use more help, all types of donations from external hard drives, help with video editing and good old fashioned cash.. Please help if you can. Excellent post Matt!

Im a huge fan of DTP and contibute to thier cause.

Here is the huge collection of videos DTP has collected here on Open Source: http://www.archive.org/details/digitaltippingpoint

It takes an enormous amount of work and it’s all done by volunteers. They can use more help, all types of donations from external hard drives, help with video editing and good old fashioned cash.. Please help if you can.

]]> By: Tim Wintle http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/balug-mark-shuttleworth-and-digital-tipping-point/#comment-125042 Tim Wintle Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:24:17 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/balug-mark-shuttleworth-and-digital-tipping-point/#comment-125042 Firstly, Great post - sorry I didn't see it sooner. On Ubuntu / OLPC issues: - Have you thought about adding the Ubuntu Heron countdown to your homepage (without the /blog/) - it would be a lot of exposure (just added it to my own blog) - If there are people here interested in (python) hacking for the OLPC, can I drop in a shameless plug for a project I am part of - "Game Baker" ( http://code.google.com/p/game-baker/ ) - we aim to create a simple, effective game development system for kids. It's currently running in alpha on Linux/OSX/Windows but it would be great if someone wanted to try to make the created games run on Sugar (we'll do the game-design bit later, but we'd like the exported games to run on the OLPC first) I'm too busy to do any work on it for the next few months. Firstly, Great post - sorry I didn’t see it sooner.

On Ubuntu / OLPC issues:

- Have you thought about adding the Ubuntu Heron countdown to your homepage (without the /blog/) - it would be a lot of exposure (just added it to my own blog)

- If there are people here interested in (python) hacking for the OLPC, can I drop in a shameless plug for a project I am part of - “Game Baker” ( http://code.google.com/p/game-baker/ ) - we aim to create a simple, effective game development system for kids. It’s currently running in alpha on Linux/OSX/Windows but it would be great if someone wanted to try to make the created games run on Sugar (we’ll do the game-design bit later, but we’d like the exported games to run on the OLPC first) I’m too busy to do any work on it for the next few months.

]]> By: Steve http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/balug-mark-shuttleworth-and-digital-tipping-point/#comment-125030 Steve Sat, 29 Mar 2008 06:25:23 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/balug-mark-shuttleworth-and-digital-tipping-point/#comment-125030 I saw Mark speak about 2-3 years ago. His talk was *supposed* to be about something else, but ended up being a talk about his trip into space. Still recall with great amusement when the crowd burst out laughing when a pic appeared behind Mark. he turned round to see which one it was... "Ah yes. Welcome to Uzbekistan." Close framed photo of two very cute (butter wouldn't melt) young girls. One giving the finger to the camera. Ha! I saw Mark speak about 2-3 years ago. His talk was *supposed* to be about something else, but ended up being a talk about his trip into space.
Still recall with great amusement when the crowd burst out laughing when a pic appeared behind Mark. he turned round to see which one it was…
“Ah yes. Welcome to Uzbekistan.”

Close framed photo of two very cute (butter wouldn’t melt) young girls. One giving the finger to the camera.

Ha!

]]> By: Christian Einfeldt http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/balug-mark-shuttleworth-and-digital-tipping-point/#comment-125026 Christian Einfeldt Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:43:56 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/balug-mark-shuttleworth-and-digital-tipping-point/#comment-125026 @Alan Perkins, Alan, thanks for pointing out that the DIYparts link is dead. That site was my attempt to do for hardware what Free Open Source Software has done for code. In other words, if it were possible to create an on-line inventory of hardware, it would be possible to match "buyers" and "sellers" who want to sell or donate hardware. However, I was too focused on the Digital Tipping Point to promote the site, and so the site wasn't going anywhere, and I abandoned it. Now that Alan has pointed out the dead link, I have corrected it. So thanks tons! Christian Einfeldt, Producer, The Digital Tipping Point @Alan Perkins,

Alan, thanks for pointing out that the DIYparts link is dead. That site was my attempt to do for hardware what Free Open Source Software has done for code. In other words, if it were possible to create an on-line inventory of hardware, it would be possible to match “buyers” and “sellers” who want to sell or donate hardware. However, I was too focused on the Digital Tipping Point to promote the site, and so the site wasn’t going anywhere, and I abandoned it.

Now that Alan has pointed out the dead link, I have corrected it. So thanks tons!

Christian Einfeldt,
Producer, The Digital Tipping Point

]]> By: Matt Cutts http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/balug-mark-shuttleworth-and-digital-tipping-point/#comment-124981 Matt Cutts Fri, 28 Mar 2008 04:10:19 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/balug-mark-shuttleworth-and-digital-tipping-point/#comment-124981 Alan, it was a valid domain until very recently (January). From the previous website: "DIY is funding a project to bring Linux, with the Mepis distribution, computers to KIPP school, of San Francisco. Part of the project is to teach them Linux. For this, we are using Robin Miller's excellent book, "Pont & Click Linux" as a textbook." So nothing untoward going on; just a stale link. Alan, it was a valid domain until very recently (January). From the previous website: “DIY is funding a project to bring Linux, with the Mepis distribution, computers to KIPP school, of San Francisco. Part of the project is to teach them Linux. For this, we are using Robin Miller’s excellent book, “Pont & Click Linux” as a textbook.”

So nothing untoward going on; just a stale link.

]]> By: Burgo http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/balug-mark-shuttleworth-and-digital-tipping-point/#comment-124961 Burgo Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:29:56 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/balug-mark-shuttleworth-and-digital-tipping-point/#comment-124961 Quite a few years ago, before I left South Africa, I was lucky enough see Mark Shuttleworth giving a speech. While it was only in passing at an event, I was taken by what a genuine bloke he seemed. Your quote of "I got the idea that Mark thinks that injecting venom into discussions about open-source doesn’t do favors for the community in the long-term." ... couldn't be more right Matt. And I think that extends to his feelings on respect in general as well. Quite a few years ago, before I left South Africa, I was lucky enough see Mark Shuttleworth giving a speech. While it was only in passing at an event, I was taken by what a genuine bloke he seemed. Your quote of

“I got the idea that Mark thinks that injecting venom into discussions about open-source doesn’t do favors for the community in the long-term.”

… couldn’t be more right Matt. And I think that extends to his feelings on respect in general as well.

]]> By: Alan Perkins http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/balug-mark-shuttleworth-and-digital-tipping-point/#comment-124948 Alan Perkins Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:41:10 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/balug-mark-shuttleworth-and-digital-tipping-point/#comment-124948 Digital Tipping Point looks good, but what is that link to http://www.diyparts.org/ in the top nav all about? Digital Tipping Point looks good, but what is that link to http://www.diyparts.org/ in the top nav all about?

]]> By: Michael D http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/balug-mark-shuttleworth-and-digital-tipping-point/#comment-124942 Michael D Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:31:44 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/balug-mark-shuttleworth-and-digital-tipping-point/#comment-124942 I'm pretty excited to install and use the next version of Ubuntu. Best experience I've had with 7.10 has been "upgrading" family member computers. They've stopped calling with questions about viruses and other pop up messages. Some new features added to Synergy and I'll be one happy camper. I’m pretty excited to install and use the next version of Ubuntu. Best experience I’ve had with 7.10 has been “upgrading” family member computers. They’ve stopped calling with questions about viruses and other pop up messages.

Some new features added to Synergy and I’ll be one happy camper.

]]> By: Sameer Verma http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/balug-mark-shuttleworth-and-digital-tipping-point/#comment-124940 Sameer Verma Thu, 27 Mar 2008 16:14:39 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/balug-mark-shuttleworth-and-digital-tipping-point/#comment-124940 It takes all kinds of personalities to make things happen, and open source is no different. Mark and Christian have done their parts very well by providing resources and forums for people to express their intellect. Kernel hacking is important, but so is documentation, be it the manual kind, or the kind that DTP is doing. On another note, there is a OLPC-SF mailing list for the SF Bay Area. You can sign up at http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-sf There is also a wiki page at http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_SanFranciscoBayArea We've met three times thus far. The next meeting will be at LUG Radio Live event at the Metreon, San Francisco on April 12 and 13. It takes all kinds of personalities to make things happen, and open source is no different. Mark and Christian have done their parts very well by providing resources and forums for people to express their intellect. Kernel hacking is important, but so is documentation, be it the manual kind, or the kind that DTP is doing.

On another note, there is a OLPC-SF mailing list for the SF Bay Area. You can sign up at http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/olpc-sf

There is also a wiki page at http://wiki.laptop.org/go/OLPC_SanFranciscoBayArea

We’ve met three times thus far. The next meeting will be at LUG Radio Live event at the Metreon, San Francisco on April 12 and 13.

]]> By: Matt Cutts http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/balug-mark-shuttleworth-and-digital-tipping-point/#comment-124939 Matt Cutts Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:52:02 +0000 http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/balug-mark-shuttleworth-and-digital-tipping-point/#comment-124939 Niki Scevak, it was more a fellow I bumped into who said "Email me and I'll point you to some local groups of people," so the advice wouldn't help general OLPC folks. But http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Hacking_Sugar looks like an interesting place to start. Paul Avery, you might try the new Hardy Heron beta too. I booted it as a Live CD last night and was quite impressed. Niki Scevak, it was more a fellow I bumped into who said “Email me and I’ll point you to some local groups of people,” so the advice wouldn’t help general OLPC folks. But http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Hacking_Sugar looks like an interesting place to start.

Paul Avery, you might try the new Hardy Heron beta too. I booted it as a Live CD last night and was quite impressed.

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