CBC News and the Raspberry Pi

[Do-Ming Lum]

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).

Hopefully, this egment will show up as a highlight for today:

http://www.cbc.ca/metromorning/episodes/



On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 9:29 AM, Stephen Gordon
<stephen.a.gordon-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>wrote:

> 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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