+1 from me. I'll miss the podcast, and long life Kubuntu Cafe Live! To the rest of the Council -- let's get behind our team in every way we can think of. -v
On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 1:15 PM, Rick Timmis <[email protected]> wrote: > > Dear Council > > In view of our discussion about the future of the podcast. I have distilled > our thinking into a statement for the commnunity ( below ). > > The following changes will be made > > Change YouTube channel name from 'Kubuntu Podcast' to simply 'Kubuntu'. > Change 'Podcast' on website to 'Cafe Live' - Update the page description, > and link to the Calendar > Post the narrative ( os similar ) to News on Kubuntu website > > Cheers > Rick > > Kubuntu Friends > > As your probably aware we've been experimenting over the last couple of > years with Podcasts, Parties, and Dojo's using the rather good Big Blue > Button conference server, which bigbluebutton.org provide for us. > > The Podcast team, and Kubuntu Council have conducted a review of what works > and what does not, and drawn the following conclusions. > > 1 - The Podcast scores little traction, in the audio podcast world, and low > view counts on YouTube > 2 - The pre-podcast show provides a welcome platform for Kubuntu Developers > to prepare news for the community > 3 - The live Party, Dojo experience is regarded in a very positive light > 4 - The Kubuntu Community does not currently posses suitable Editing and > Production capabilities > > However, we recognise that the shared experience of gathering in a virtual > environment which enables engagement and inclusion in real time, using text > chat, audio, video or any combination there of has been the most rewarding > pattern used. > > Thus we the Kubuntu Community are delighted to introduce "Kubuntu Cafe` > Live". This new live community get together will merge the best qualities > from our previous experiments. The format will be loose, but will be hosted > by various members from the Kubuntu community, including the Podcast Team. > > The shows will be recorded and uploaded 'unedited' to the Kubuntu Podcast > YouTube channel, which itself has been renamed to just 'Kubuntu' > > Kubuntu Cafe Live will take place on the first Saturday of each month at > 21:00 UTC, we hope this offers the widest scope for inclusion across global > time zones. > > Find out more at Kubuntu.org -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-council Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-council More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
