CBC Radio's Metro Morning show had Raspberry Pi coverage this morning with one of the software developers from Seneca College. (Sorry I forgot the name -- someone was changing lanes, apparently with the intent to commit vehicular homicide and I ended up being somewhat distracted at that part of the interview).<div>
<br></div><div>Hopefully, this egment will show up as a highlight for today:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/metromorning/episodes/">http://www.cbc.ca/metromorning/episodes/</a> </div><div><br></div><div>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 9:29 AM, Stephen Gordon <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:stephen.a.gordon-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org">stephen.a.gordon-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="im">On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 10:11 PM, Jamon Camisso<br>
<<a href="mailto:jamon.camisso-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA@public.gmane.org">jamon.camisso-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA@public.gmane.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> On 12-03-01 07:15 PM, Burhan Hanoglu wrote:<br>
>> There is a difference between those two statements...<br>
>><br>
>> -"...and runs on open-source software developed at Toronto's Seneca College,..."<br>
>> (from <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/03/01/technology-raspberry-pi-launch.html" target="_blank">http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/03/01/technology-raspberry-pi-launch.html</a>)<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> -"...a version of Fedora, developed at Seneca College in Canada,..."<br>
>> (from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi</a>)<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> It's not an "open-source software developed at Seneca". It is a version of Fedora developed at Seneca, or an open-source software developed at Seneca based on Fedora, or a modified Fedora distribution; same as Ubuntu being developed based on Debian.<br>
>><br>
>> Worth to mention the difference considering general public will not understand the concept as we do here.<br>
><br>
> Really depends on the audience I'd say. I'm sure some are lost at Linux,<br>
> nevermind open source or Fedora. We're Linux hacks, professionals,<br>
> amateurs and experts. I think it is safe to say your average CBC reader<br>
> is not any of those.<br>
><br>
> It's a mainstream news outlet - everyone should be pleased that even<br>
> this much attention has been paid to Raspberry Pi. Further splitting of<br>
> hairs is what makes us come off as pedants and zealots to newcomers.<br>
><br>
> Jamon<br>
<br>
</div>For your entertainment I present the article a news outlet back home<br>
ran with covering this:<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.news.com.au/technology/that-is-one-ugly-computer-but-its-35-bucks/story-e6frfro0-1226286309105" target="_blank">http://www.news.com.au/technology/that-is-one-ugly-computer-but-its-35-bucks/story-e6frfro0-1226286309105</a><br>
<br>
Steve<br>
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