[GNUz] SFD excellence..

[Rik Tindall]

..there's no other word to describe it really. - The way that innovation 
has picked up and run with this great 'global F/LOSS party' idea.

Check this out: http://sfs.mawsonlakes.org/picture-wall/ from 
http://sfs.mawsonlakes.org/projects.php

Nick - you're world famous already! (sat next to the guy with the rebel 
T). Did I post already about how far our SFD-06 teleconference prep has 
progressed? - http://softwarefreedomday.org/gallery/2006/Christchurch

Well, I've reached the end of my technical knowledge now, and have a 
question for those experienced with webcam use. - Steve? Have you used 
Camorama at all? It runs great on Ubu-LTS, but how we configure it to 
upload streamed images needs to be sussed.

It looks like we have to specify an ftp server somewhere, which would 
pass the stream on to viewers elsewhere. It sounds like serious grunt is 
involved, though the pipe from the library seems suitably fat. What do 
you use for the Harbour, Steve? - Would that route suit / be available 
to us for the two SFD afternoons? Can anyone suggest another short-term 
loan ftp server link somewhere? Or is the process actually simpler than 
I have understood it?

At any rate, I think you can see from this how interesting and cutting 
edge the SFD concept really is. Getting CLUG in on the exciting fun 
would be a boon to all, I am sure; the only problem being that we could 
easily overflow the facility for welcoming newcomers into the *nix fold, 
should the popular potential of this event be too quickly realised. 
(Limit c70 in our two rooms.)

Thoughts folks?

Cheers,
-- 
Rik