> From: "Thaj A. Sara" <thajas...@gmail.com> > At the end of the day if someone only wants technical discussion they can > skip these episodes, or contribute what they feel is lacking. Just my two > cents.
In my mind, this is an open series, with an open format. I have a particular way I want to do mine, but there's no reason why others have to follow that structure. I don't see any reason why people can't include how-tos, industrial films, documentaries, or even YouTube videos, with or without technical or "hacker" qualities to them. Thinking about it now, I believe that creating film reviews outside the traditional entertainment industry, and its various associated media engines, is one way of hacking that system. It's a small effort, and probably ineffectual regarding changes to their business models; but to my way of thinking, hacking isn't about other people and how they do things, it's about me, and how I want to do them. > From: cobra2 <cob...@linuxbasement.com> > I'm interested if we can open this up to a pool larger than archive.org even > though there is great content there. I surf the bargain bins and buy a lot > of media from yard sales. > > My library is almost 95% sourced second hand. P2P counts as second hand > right? Again, since HPR won't host any of the films or videos, and therefore, won't be redistributing them, there's no reason why reviews can't be about anything from anywhere. Certainly, Lord D didn't care about that stuff for "10 Buck Review", and he was one of the most Open Culture guys I've known. DVDs, Netflix, YouTube; as far as I'm concerned, it's all fair game, and ultimately up to the episode host. I'm going to focus on Public Domain and CC content, but that's just me. So, unless I hear any compelling arguments against this -- and I haven't yet -- I'm going to go ahead with this series idea. People can join in and contribute their own reviews, or not, in any way they see fit. All are welcome. These episodes will be easy enough to ignore for those who don't like them; as always, if you'd like to see other content on HPR, there's an easy solution to that, and you already know what it is. -- http://www.cavalcadeaudio.com/ _______________________________________________ Hpr mailing list Hpr@hackerpublicradio.org http://hackerpublicradio.org/mailman/listinfo/hpr_hackerpublicradio.org
