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Digital Tipping Point: Dolby Linux wizard John Gilbert gives us a look inside the movie industry 04
- Publication date
- 2004
- Topics
- John Gilbert, Gilbert, John, Modularity and Open Source, Modularity and disruptive innovations, Unix, history of, Dolby Laboratories and Free Open Source Software
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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!
In this series of 21 interview segments, Dolby computer wiz John Gilbert talks about where Linux has penetrated the movie industry. And if anyone should know, it is this guy. John makes his living by using Unix and Linux to help make the magic of Dolby movie sounds and deliver those sounds to audiences. John makes a convincing case that Linux has found a home in the movie industry, and plans to continue living there for the foreseeable future. And this interview, shot in 2004, has certainly been born out in many respects by the passage of time as seen now in 2008.
In segment 03 (Tape 153~003), John says that Linux is really three things: first, the Linux kermel; second, other tools that come with it; third, sometimes the word Linux refers to the Unix philosophy. So when some admins say "Linux", they really mean "Unix" or the Unix methodology. He explains distros and packages. Packages are small bits of software that are modular. They are created separately, but the run well together. In fact, these small pieces can run on different operating systems altogether. He has used the GNU c compilier on Windows, for example. The freedom of modularity is flexibilty to run in every environment. Also, modularity allows people to create very specific different kinds of Linus distributions, which have different strengths. This allows people to use a distro that is just right for their purposes. For example, some distros are geared to running servers. The best part of modularity is that you get to pick and choose the tools that are right for you. At the end of this segment, he gives his name and introduces himself as the Unix systems administrator for Dolby Laboratories in San Francisco. He says that we are shooting in his backyard in Pacifica.
In segment 04 (Tape 153~004), John talks about the history of Unix. They said that Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie wrote Unix in one summer in the late 1960s. They also created the C language. In the late 1980s, the BSD people were embroiled in a legal battle over BSD. Meanwhile, Linus Torvalds, a Finnish student, wrote an ATT-flavor type of Unix-like kernel. The Linux kernel became more popular because it didn't have the legal challenges against it. He switches topic, and says that he is a Unix system administrator. He knows some C and some PERL, and he knows how to make a computer do what it needs to do. He had a backup fail, and he was able to use Unix-like commands and fix that problem. Dolby laboratories is really two systems. The Dolby that you see on your stereo has been licensed out. The other side is the professional side. They create the encoders that make equipment work. [He continues this thought in the next segment]
This footage is our raw rough-cut footage. It lacks transitions, music, special effectsor Finnish 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 John Gilbert's interview segments can be found here:
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv153_sf_01_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_001.ogg (segment 01)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv153_sf_01_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_002.ogg (segment 02)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv153_sf_01_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_003.ogg (segment 03)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv153_sf_01_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_004.ogg (segment 04)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv153_sf_01_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_005.ogg (segment 05)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv153_sf_01_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_006.ogg (segment 06)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv153_sf_01_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_007.ogg (segment 07)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv153_sf_01_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_008.ogg (segment 08)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv153_sf_01_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_009.ogg (segment 09)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv154_sf_02_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_001.ogg (segment 10)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv154_sf_02_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_002.ogg (segment 11)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv154_sf_02_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_003.ogg (segment 12)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv154_sf_02_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_004.ogg (segment 13)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv154_sf_02_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_005.ogg (segment 14)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv154_sf_02_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_006.ogg (segment 15)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv154_sf_02_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_007.ogg (segment 16)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv154_sf_02_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_008.ogg (segment 17)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv154_sf_02_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_009.ogg (segment 18)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv155_sf_03_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_001.ogg (segment 19)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv155_sf_03_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_002.ogg (segment 20)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv155_sf_03_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_003.ogg (segment 21)
If you like this segment, please consider typing up a summary for it and emailing that summary to Christian Einfeldt at einfeldt@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@gmail.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_153
and typing the audio as you hear it into the wiki. Please be sure to add the transcription for this segment under: Segment 004, John Gilbert
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!
In this series of 21 interview segments, Dolby computer wiz John Gilbert talks about where Linux has penetrated the movie industry. And if anyone should know, it is this guy. John makes his living by using Unix and Linux to help make the magic of Dolby movie sounds and deliver those sounds to audiences. John makes a convincing case that Linux has found a home in the movie industry, and plans to continue living there for the foreseeable future. And this interview, shot in 2004, has certainly been born out in many respects by the passage of time as seen now in 2008.
In segment 03 (Tape 153~003), John says that Linux is really three things: first, the Linux kermel; second, other tools that come with it; third, sometimes the word Linux refers to the Unix philosophy. So when some admins say "Linux", they really mean "Unix" or the Unix methodology. He explains distros and packages. Packages are small bits of software that are modular. They are created separately, but the run well together. In fact, these small pieces can run on different operating systems altogether. He has used the GNU c compilier on Windows, for example. The freedom of modularity is flexibilty to run in every environment. Also, modularity allows people to create very specific different kinds of Linus distributions, which have different strengths. This allows people to use a distro that is just right for their purposes. For example, some distros are geared to running servers. The best part of modularity is that you get to pick and choose the tools that are right for you. At the end of this segment, he gives his name and introduces himself as the Unix systems administrator for Dolby Laboratories in San Francisco. He says that we are shooting in his backyard in Pacifica.
In segment 04 (Tape 153~004), John talks about the history of Unix. They said that Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie wrote Unix in one summer in the late 1960s. They also created the C language. In the late 1980s, the BSD people were embroiled in a legal battle over BSD. Meanwhile, Linus Torvalds, a Finnish student, wrote an ATT-flavor type of Unix-like kernel. The Linux kernel became more popular because it didn't have the legal challenges against it. He switches topic, and says that he is a Unix system administrator. He knows some C and some PERL, and he knows how to make a computer do what it needs to do. He had a backup fail, and he was able to use Unix-like commands and fix that problem. Dolby laboratories is really two systems. The Dolby that you see on your stereo has been licensed out. The other side is the professional side. They create the encoders that make equipment work. [He continues this thought in the next segment]
This footage is our raw rough-cut footage. It lacks transitions, music, special effectsor Finnish 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 John Gilbert's interview segments can be found here:
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv153_sf_01_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_001.ogg (segment 01)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv153_sf_01_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_002.ogg (segment 02)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv153_sf_01_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_003.ogg (segment 03)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv153_sf_01_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_004.ogg (segment 04)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv153_sf_01_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_005.ogg (segment 05)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv153_sf_01_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_006.ogg (segment 06)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv153_sf_01_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_007.ogg (segment 07)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv153_sf_01_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_008.ogg (segment 08)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv153_sf_01_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_009.ogg (segment 09)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv154_sf_02_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_001.ogg (segment 10)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv154_sf_02_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_002.ogg (segment 11)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv154_sf_02_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_003.ogg (segment 12)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv154_sf_02_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_004.ogg (segment 13)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv154_sf_02_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_005.ogg (segment 14)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv154_sf_02_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_006.ogg (segment 15)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv154_sf_02_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_007.ogg (segment 16)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv154_sf_02_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_008.ogg (segment 17)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv154_sf_02_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_009.ogg (segment 18)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv155_sf_03_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_001.ogg (segment 19)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv155_sf_03_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_002.ogg (segment 20)
http://www.archive.org/details/e-dv155_sf_03_john_gilbert_dolby_labs_nix_admin_003.ogg (segment 21)
If you like this segment, please consider typing up a summary for it and emailing that summary to Christian Einfeldt at einfeldt@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@gmail.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_153
and typing the audio as you hear it into the wiki. Please be sure to add the transcription for this segment under: Segment 004, John Gilbert
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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- Christian Einfeldt, einfeldt at g mail dot com
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- 2008-11-16 08:20:44
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