The LPBN has indicated they'd be willing and able to
videotape the presentations for later free access
via their web streaming server (http://www.lpbn.org).
Michael, could Lindows make a small donation, say $500,
to lpbn.org to help cover expenses?
At MP3.com, we broadcast the MP3 Summit for free in real-time and made available browsing at later time as well. We started this in the dark ages of 1999 and did it every year. Of course we had hundreds of employees and a whole video department on staff which made it easy. Our whole goal was to get the information out to everyone because that's what maximizes the value to the community. See last years video here:
As you can see from the agenda and sessions, by year 3 there was incredibly diverse attention from many industries all around MP3 and I think helped push it to its widespread support today.
If you want to watch some GREAT video looking back at the digital music revolution, watch this session:
It's 45 minutes of very funny, but very insightful video especially the last 20 minutes.
Doing the same thing for wineconf 2002 would have tremendous value. Those that can't make wineconf in person can still hear from all the smart people and get the vision for where wine is going. I'm sure some of the sessions would be insightful for people as they join wine to help them get up to speed on various programming and technology issues as well.
Having LPBN.org capture the video and broadcast seems like a a big plus to the entire wine community. We'll be happy to send them $500 to make this happen. But watching a tiny grainy video won't compare to being there, so if you can make it you'll definitely want to attend in person. We'll also be having one surprise field trip which will not be televised. :)
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