CBC News and the Raspberry Pi

[Stephen Gordon]

On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 10:11 PM, Jamon Camisso
<jamon.camisso-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> On 12-03-01 07:15 PM, Burhan Hanoglu wrote:
>> There is a difference between those two statements...
>>
>> -"...and runs on open-source software developed at Toronto's Seneca College,..."
>> (from http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/03/01/technology-raspberry-pi-launch.html)
>>
>>
>> -"...a version of Fedora, developed at Seneca College in Canada,..."
>> (from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raspberry_Pi)
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> Worth to mention the difference considering general public will not understand the concept as we do here.
>
> Really depends on the audience I'd say. I'm sure some are lost at Linux,
> nevermind open source or Fedora. We're Linux hacks, professionals,
> amateurs and experts. I think it is safe to say your average CBC reader
> is not any of those.
>
> It's a mainstream news outlet - everyone should be pleased that even
> this much attention has been paid to Raspberry Pi. Further splitting of
> hairs is what makes us come off as pedants and zealots to newcomers.
>
> Jamon

For your entertainment I present the article a news outlet back home
ran with covering this:

http://www.news.com.au/technology/that-is-one-ugly-computer-but-its-35-bucks/story-e6frfro0-1226286309105

Steve
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