Digital Tipping Point: Jon Maddog Hall brings a crowd to its feet 11
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- 2004
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- Jon Maddog Hall, Hall, Jon Maddog, Maddog Hall, History Of Free Open Source Software, Business Models for Open Source, Porto Alegre, Brazil, Brazil
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- DTP Crew
This is one of many short video segments which will be added to the Digital Tipping Point (DTP) archive. Thanks to Thomas King, a writer for Linux.com and LXer, for doing the rough editing for this series of interview segments!
This series of 15 video segments features Jon Maddog Hall, who has long been instrumental in guiding and promoting the development of Free Open Source Software, and in particular the operating system called GNU-Linux, sometimes called Linux for short. Among other things, Maddog secured the acquisition of a powerful commercial grade computer early on for Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux kernel. This hardware was one of the things that allowed the Linux kernel project to gain greater visibility in the corporate user world. This was an important step in the commercial maturation of GNU and the Linux kernel project, as both projects together subsequently have become mainstream Free Open Source Software projects underlying the business operations of some of the world's largest companies. The support of major corporations is one of the forces that has allowed GNU-Linux to develop to a point where it is now visible and relevant to the average user, and might now start affecting how most people think of intellectual property and computing. So Maddog Hall was present early on to nurture the Linux kernel project across a key bridge in its development.
Specifically, this series of video segments captures a speech that was given by Maddog toward the conclusion of the FISL Conference 5 in Porto Alegre. It was a keynote speech, which means that it was heavily attended by hundreds of people, as you will see in segments 14 and 15. Maddog covers the importance of developing a thriving Free Software industry in Brazil. He gives an historical view of how the computer industry developed, a history in which he was an active participant.
Since this was such a large crowd, we could not get our camera very close to the stage, and so we had to zoom rather markedly to be able to get Maddog's face. As a result, this video is somewhat more grainy than we would like. But the audio is reasonably good, and Maddog is always a compelling speaker, storyteller, and historian, and so we are sure you will enjoy this classic Maddog talk. You will be amazed to see how Maddog connects with this crowd. Remember, this is a crowd of largely technologists, the kind of people that are (incorrectly) stereotyped as being reserved and not outgoing. But you will see in segments 14 and 15 that Maddog gets the crowd on their feet. Quite amazing. Let it not be said that the Free Open Source Software movement is merely a technological movement limited to making the best computer software. There is something else going on here.
It is worth noting that segment 02 of this series is our 1000th 5-minute video segment posted to the Internet Archive's Digital Tipping Point Video Segment. It is mostly by chance that this segment happened to be segment 02, with a small minor tweak on our part. We rough edit and upload our massive tape library in the approximate order that it was shot. Gabriella Coleman's 13th segment of her second set would have been our 1000th segment, but we feel that Gabriella would see it fitting to defer loading her 13th segment in deference to Maddog's decades of contributions to the Free Open Source Software movement, and so we temporarily bumped her out of place. Her 13th segment will be segment 1017 instead.
In segment 10 (Tape 108~004), Maddog says that the Chinese don't like being called "software pirates" despite the high incidence of copyright infrigement in China. He says that software glitches cost the global economy $2.5 billion. He says that the global economy could save enormous amounts of money by reducing bugs. He says that the software industry has changed, and that we are entering a third wave of software production. In the first wave, software was hand-tailored, but was expensive. In the second wave, software was mass manufactured. In the third wave, software will be mass manufactured, but adjusted by the customer to suit the customers specific needs. He then switches to debunking the myth that "pirated" software is gratis. Even "pirated" software has a cost. How does a customer get bug fixes or enhancements for illegal software? This thought is continued on the next segment.
In segment 11 (Tape 108~005), Maddog asks how do you get training for illegal software? How do you avoid prosecution by the Business Software Alliance? He then tells the story of Sterling Ball. Sterling's company was sued by the BSA, despite only 8% of their software was illegal. Sterling then said that he would move to all Free Open Source Software. But Microsoft makes money from training for Microsoft software, even if it is illegal. But Free Open Source Software (FOSS) will offer companies and governments an alternative to illegal proprietary software. FOSS also creates local jobs with the process of localization of software into local languages. The failure of some countries to move to FOSS could cost them local jobs. Making money with FOSS will not be as easy as with propriety software, but Free Software will encourage competition.
This footage is our raw rough-cut footage. It lacks transitions, music, special effectsor finish rendering. It is our "source code". Please feel free to rip, mix and burn this footage consistent with our Creative Commons license as disclosed on this page.
All of the segments in this series can be found here:
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv107_pa_19_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_003.ogg (segment 01)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv107_pa_19_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_004.ogg (segment 02)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv107_pa_19_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_005.ogg (segment 03)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv107_pa_19_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_006.ogg (segment 04)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv107_pa_19_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_007.ogg (segment 05)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv107_pa_19_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_008.ogg (segment 06)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv108_pa_20_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_001.ogg (segment 07)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv108_pa_20_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_002.ogg (segment 08)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv108_pa_20_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_003.ogg (segment 09)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv108_pa_20_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_004.ogg (segment 10)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv108_pa_20_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_005.ogg (segment 11)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv108_pa_20_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_006.ogg (segment 12)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv108_pa_20_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_007.ogg (segment 13)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv108_pa_20_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_008.ogg (segment 14)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv108_pa_20_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_009.ogg (segment 15)
If you like this segment, please consider typing up a summary for it and emailing that summary to Christian Einfeldt at einfeld@gmail.com. Your work will be credited and posted on this page.
The DTP will be many, many films created by the global open source video community about how open source is changing their lives. We, the DTP crew, are submitting this footage for anyone to rip, mix, and burn under the Creative Commons Attribute - ShareAlike license. We welcome edits, transcriptions, graphics, music, and animation contributions to the film. Please send a link for any contributions to Christian Einfeldt at einfeldt at digitaltippingpoint.com.
Or, if you would like to contribute by directly transcribing this particular video segment, you can do so by going here:
http://digitaltippingpoint.com/wiki/index.php/Tape_108
and typing the audio as you hear it into the wiki. Please be sure to add the transcription for this segment under: Segment 005, Jon Maddog Hall
You can find other ways to contribute by going to our wiki front page here:
http://digitaltippingpoint.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
Thanks for viewing our video!
This series of 15 video segments features Jon Maddog Hall, who has long been instrumental in guiding and promoting the development of Free Open Source Software, and in particular the operating system called GNU-Linux, sometimes called Linux for short. Among other things, Maddog secured the acquisition of a powerful commercial grade computer early on for Linus Torvalds, the creator of the Linux kernel. This hardware was one of the things that allowed the Linux kernel project to gain greater visibility in the corporate user world. This was an important step in the commercial maturation of GNU and the Linux kernel project, as both projects together subsequently have become mainstream Free Open Source Software projects underlying the business operations of some of the world's largest companies. The support of major corporations is one of the forces that has allowed GNU-Linux to develop to a point where it is now visible and relevant to the average user, and might now start affecting how most people think of intellectual property and computing. So Maddog Hall was present early on to nurture the Linux kernel project across a key bridge in its development.
Specifically, this series of video segments captures a speech that was given by Maddog toward the conclusion of the FISL Conference 5 in Porto Alegre. It was a keynote speech, which means that it was heavily attended by hundreds of people, as you will see in segments 14 and 15. Maddog covers the importance of developing a thriving Free Software industry in Brazil. He gives an historical view of how the computer industry developed, a history in which he was an active participant.
Since this was such a large crowd, we could not get our camera very close to the stage, and so we had to zoom rather markedly to be able to get Maddog's face. As a result, this video is somewhat more grainy than we would like. But the audio is reasonably good, and Maddog is always a compelling speaker, storyteller, and historian, and so we are sure you will enjoy this classic Maddog talk. You will be amazed to see how Maddog connects with this crowd. Remember, this is a crowd of largely technologists, the kind of people that are (incorrectly) stereotyped as being reserved and not outgoing. But you will see in segments 14 and 15 that Maddog gets the crowd on their feet. Quite amazing. Let it not be said that the Free Open Source Software movement is merely a technological movement limited to making the best computer software. There is something else going on here.
It is worth noting that segment 02 of this series is our 1000th 5-minute video segment posted to the Internet Archive's Digital Tipping Point Video Segment. It is mostly by chance that this segment happened to be segment 02, with a small minor tweak on our part. We rough edit and upload our massive tape library in the approximate order that it was shot. Gabriella Coleman's 13th segment of her second set would have been our 1000th segment, but we feel that Gabriella would see it fitting to defer loading her 13th segment in deference to Maddog's decades of contributions to the Free Open Source Software movement, and so we temporarily bumped her out of place. Her 13th segment will be segment 1017 instead.
In segment 10 (Tape 108~004), Maddog says that the Chinese don't like being called "software pirates" despite the high incidence of copyright infrigement in China. He says that software glitches cost the global economy $2.5 billion. He says that the global economy could save enormous amounts of money by reducing bugs. He says that the software industry has changed, and that we are entering a third wave of software production. In the first wave, software was hand-tailored, but was expensive. In the second wave, software was mass manufactured. In the third wave, software will be mass manufactured, but adjusted by the customer to suit the customers specific needs. He then switches to debunking the myth that "pirated" software is gratis. Even "pirated" software has a cost. How does a customer get bug fixes or enhancements for illegal software? This thought is continued on the next segment.
In segment 11 (Tape 108~005), Maddog asks how do you get training for illegal software? How do you avoid prosecution by the Business Software Alliance? He then tells the story of Sterling Ball. Sterling's company was sued by the BSA, despite only 8% of their software was illegal. Sterling then said that he would move to all Free Open Source Software. But Microsoft makes money from training for Microsoft software, even if it is illegal. But Free Open Source Software (FOSS) will offer companies and governments an alternative to illegal proprietary software. FOSS also creates local jobs with the process of localization of software into local languages. The failure of some countries to move to FOSS could cost them local jobs. Making money with FOSS will not be as easy as with propriety software, but Free Software will encourage competition.
This footage is our raw rough-cut footage. It lacks transitions, music, special effectsor finish rendering. It is our "source code". Please feel free to rip, mix and burn this footage consistent with our Creative Commons license as disclosed on this page.
All of the segments in this series can be found here:
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv107_pa_19_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_003.ogg (segment 01)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv107_pa_19_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_004.ogg (segment 02)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv107_pa_19_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_005.ogg (segment 03)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv107_pa_19_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_006.ogg (segment 04)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv107_pa_19_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_007.ogg (segment 05)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv107_pa_19_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_008.ogg (segment 06)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv108_pa_20_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_001.ogg (segment 07)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv108_pa_20_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_002.ogg (segment 08)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv108_pa_20_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_003.ogg (segment 09)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv108_pa_20_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_004.ogg (segment 10)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv108_pa_20_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_005.ogg (segment 11)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv108_pa_20_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_006.ogg (segment 12)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv108_pa_20_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_007.ogg (segment 13)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv108_pa_20_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_008.ogg (segment 14)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv108_pa_20_john_maddog_hall_brazilspeech_009.ogg (segment 15)
If you like this segment, please consider typing up a summary for it and emailing that summary to Christian Einfeldt at einfeld@gmail.com. Your work will be credited and posted on this page.
The DTP will be many, many films created by the global open source video community about how open source is changing their lives. We, the DTP crew, are submitting this footage for anyone to rip, mix, and burn under the Creative Commons Attribute - ShareAlike license. We welcome edits, transcriptions, graphics, music, and animation contributions to the film. Please send a link for any contributions to Christian Einfeldt at einfeldt at digitaltippingpoint.com.
Or, if you would like to contribute by directly transcribing this particular video segment, you can do so by going here:
http://digitaltippingpoint.com/wiki/index.php/Tape_108
and typing the audio as you hear it into the wiki. Please be sure to add the transcription for this segment under: Segment 005, Jon Maddog Hall
You can find other ways to contribute by going to our wiki front page here:
http://digitaltippingpoint.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
Thanks for viewing our video!
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For credits for this segment and all segments for the DTP main film, please go to this website:
http://digitaltippingpoint.com/?q=node/12
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