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I might ask a dumb questions - but why is this conf not streamed on Twitch? It could help acquire new audience.

by chaoz_ 5y ago

seanw444 5y ago
To BeetleB's point, Emacs is free and open source software. I'm sure they wouldn't want to use a non free and open source network/streaming service to deliver the video.
- josteink 5y ago
  I fully agree with that. But I’d appreciate it they streamed in formats I could play on my iPhone. Does anyone have a direct video-link I can pass to VLC?
BeetleB 5y ago
Is Twitch "free"?
- taeric 5y ago
  Even if not, you could probably get donations to put quite a few of these up there. Seems a really good idea.
  - noir_lord 5y ago
    Wrong type of free I think.
    - taeric 5y ago
      Fair, I actually did assume that it costs money to put some videos up on twitch. In other ways, though, I'm not actually clear that they lock you in much. Such that I'm not sure how it is any less free than most any other alternative. Consider, it is basically the idea to use the town hall to host a local event.
      - convolvatron 5y ago
        except that its _not_ a public facility, and I dont see why we have to admit that kind of ambiguity just so that someone else can make a buck off of our work. serving video is essentially free as in beer, and I'm pretty sure the FSF can afford to stand up a server. i dont know why people are so eager to involve these services in their lives - i assure you, you can hold your own dick when you pee - its not that bad.
        taeric 5y ago
        Ignoring where crowds are is a touch silly.
        hprotagonist 5y ago
        thankfully, people will post links.
        BeetleB 5y ago
        > except that its _not_ a public facility While town halls are public facilities, most rental halls are decidedly not. I think that was the point of the comment: If they were holding this event in person, would they refuse to do it in most facilities? > i assure you, you can hold your own dick when you pee - its not that bad. Comments like this are flamebait and, as an observer, quite unwarranted in this thread.
        taeric 5y ago
        Yeah. That is exactly what I had in mind.
Buttons840 5y ago
Because nobody has restreamed it there yet.

I might ask a dumb questions - but why is this conf not streamed on Twitch? It could help acquire new audience.

by chaoz_ 5y ago

I might ask a dumb questions - but why is this conf not streamed on Twitch? It could help acquire new audience.

To BeetleB's point, Emacs is free and open source software. I'm sure they wouldn't want to use a non free and open source network/streaming service to deliver the video.

josteink 5y ago
I fully agree with that. But I’d appreciate it they streamed in formats I could play on my iPhone. Does anyone have a direct video-link I can pass to VLC?

BeetleB 5y ago

Is Twitch "free"?

taeric 5y ago
Even if not, you could probably get donations to put quite a few of these up there. Seems a really good idea.
- noir_lord 5y ago
  Wrong type of free I think.
  - taeric 5y ago
    Fair, I actually did assume that it costs money to put some videos up on twitch. In other ways, though, I'm not actually clear that they lock you in much. Such that I'm not sure how it is any less free than most any other alternative. Consider, it is basically the idea to use the town hall to host a local event.
    - convolvatron 5y ago
      except that its _not_ a public facility, and I dont see why we have to admit that kind of ambiguity just so that someone else can make a buck off of our work. serving video is essentially free as in beer, and I'm pretty sure the FSF can afford to stand up a server. i dont know why people are so eager to involve these services in their lives - i assure you, you can hold your own dick when you pee - its not that bad.
      - taeric 5y ago
        Ignoring where crowds are is a touch silly.
        hprotagonist 5y ago
        thankfully, people will post links.
      - BeetleB 5y ago
        > except that its _not_ a public facility While town halls are public facilities, most rental halls are decidedly not. I think that was the point of the comment: If they were holding this event in person, would they refuse to do it in most facilities? > i assure you, you can hold your own dick when you pee - its not that bad. Comments like this are flamebait and, as an observer, quite unwarranted in this thread.
        taeric 5y ago
        Yeah. That is exactly what I had in mind.

Buttons840 5y ago

Because nobody has restreamed it there yet.