[plug] did anyone manage to record the channel 10 linux article?

Oliver ojw at iinet.net.au
Tue Jan 19 15:19:32 WST 1999


Telling everyone to go and *download* it was probably a bad idea too ;)

Chris Cornish wrote:

> ---Neil Hunt <grover at enterprise.nettrek.com.au> wrote:
> >
> > I taped it... :p
> > However, I thought it was the worst look at Linux that I have ever
> seen in
> > mainstream media.  Did anyone else catch Les Findlay's article in
> the West
> > last Tuesday, now that was a reasonable effort.
> >
> > Oh yeh, and someone should've mentioned to the reporter that Linux
> is not
> > "shareware"...
> >
> > bah
> >
> > Neil
> >
> > On Mon, 18 Jan 1999, Gavin Tweedie wrote:
> >
> > > Did anyone tape it so Gary can mpeg it??
> > >
> > >
> > > Gavin
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, 18 Jan 1999, Daniel Pearson wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi, It was on at about 5:36
> > > > It was prett good...
> > > > I didn't tape it though.. sorry...
> > > >
> > > > -Daniel
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > >From: David Buddrige <dbuddrige at ozemail.com.au>
> > > > To: plug at linux.org.au <plug at linux.org.au>
> > > > Date: Monday, January 18, 1999 10:21 PM
> > > > Subject: [plug] did anyone manage to record the channel 10 linux
> article?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >Hi all,
> > > > >
> > > > >Unfortunately, I don't even leave work till about 5:45pm most
> days, so I
> > > > >missed out on the Channel 10 article... can anyone tell me if
> it was any
> > > > >good?  Did anyone tape it and would be able to loan me a copy
> to watch??
> > > > >
> > > > >I'm living in Koondoola if anyone who lives near there has a
> copy I
> > > > >could borrow for an hour or two?
> > > > >
> > > > >cheers all...
> > > > >
> > > > >David Buddrige 8-)
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Neil Hunt                               P.O Box 1157
> > Assistant System Administrator          FREMANTLE WA 6959
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> > grover at nettrek.com.au                   Fax: 9336 4900
> >
> >
> neil this was mentiond by both mike and my self on many ocassions that
> it is OSS not shareware and i also explained what it was (oss that is).
>
> I did record it and i will be having strong words with the reporter
> but i will give it to him even though some of his info was not corect
> that he gave he was on our side and not M$ wich is a good thing
> becouse it means i might be able to get back on tv and corect him for
> what he said.
>
> Chris Cornish
> Linux Computer World
> 0416 369 180
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