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This is one of many short video segments which will be
added to the Digital Tipping Point (DTP) archive.
This series of 7 segments features Ken Starks, one of the
organizers of Lindependence 2008, talking about his role
in Lindependence 2008. He also talks about his role in
founding the Tux 500 project, a project aimed at getting
a race car entered in the Indy 500 bearing the Tux the
Penguin mascot, a project at which he and his team
succeeded.
The purpose of this video is to support a DTP story about
Lindependence 2008, which is an event planned by Larry
Cafiero and Ken Starks (aka Helios) to persuade a town of
6,000 people to try out Free Open Source Software for one
week, starting July 28, 2008. On July 13 and 15, 2008,
there were town meetings at the First Presbeterian church
on Highway 9 in Felton for the purpose of familiarizing
people with GNU-Linux, and helping them with any issues
that they might have in using Linux. This video was shot
inside the Felton Presbyterian Church.
In segments 001 and 002, Ken introduces himself, and
tells us that he started Helios Solutions to support a
charity he started called Komputers4Kids. He sets the
context of the scene by telling us that the events of
Lindependence 2008 will be held here in the Felton
Presbyterian Church. He says that he was a "computer
idiot" four years ago when he first encountered Linux. He
started using Linux because all of his Microsoft Windows
machines became infected with a virus despite the fact
that he took all of the recommended precautions against
viruses. In the course of one weekend, he switched to GNU-
Linux because this attack was so serious that it cost him
$12,000.00. He mentions the Tux 500 project briefly.
In segment 003, he outlines the purpose of Lindependence
2008. It will consist of 4 events, he says, all aimed at
increasing awareness of Free Open Source Software, and
trying to get the town to try out Free Open Source
Software on their computers for one week. He emphasizes
that he wants people to know that they have a choice in
using their computers that gives them control over their
hardware and software. On Microsoft computers, you don't
own your data or software, but on Linux computers you own
both. Linux is better because it is open for anyone to
see the source code, which means that thousands of people
all over the globe can contribute to its improvement.
In segmetn 004, he says that he would never have even
spoken with Lindependence co-organizer Larry Cafiero but
for their mutual interest in freedom in cyberspace,
because they are polar opposites in areas of politics and
religion. But cyber freedom is so important to both of
them that they have put aside their differences so as to
be able to collaborate on an issues which is much more
important to both of them. He then says that Microsoft
Windows is like a Cadillac, where as Linux is like a
Porsche. Microsoft Windows will give you a big
comfortable ride, but Linux will let you feel the power
of the ride.
In segment 005, he says he started Computers4kids because
computers are such an integral part of our lives. He
wanted to make sure that no kid fell behind because that
kid was not able to have a computer in his or her home
due to poverty. He says that he has given away hundreds
of Linux computers. He says that he gave away Linux
computers, rather than Microsoft Windows computers,
because Microsoft computers and software are too
expensive; because they require a lot of work to
maintain; and because you need anti-virus software just
to make sure it works.
In segment 006, he says that the thinks that the real
world digital tipping point happened when Microsoft
legitimized GNU-Linux by doing a commercial deal with
Novell and several other companies (Xandros, Linspire,
and TurboLinux). He says that the EEE PC gives simple end
users a great opportunity to be exposed to the excellent
software that Linux represents. He says that the OLPC,
which also runs Linux, is a remarkable machine becuase it
sets up its own mesh networks, and he jokes that it even
washed his car when he was not looking, that's how
versatile it is.
In segment 007, he sayst that he started the Buck-a-Month
club to try to encourage people to give to Free Open
Source Software projects such as OpenOffice.org or the
Free Software Foundation. He says that it is a mistake
that the Free Open Source Software community has not
focused on commercial marketing of the code. Money is a
dirty word in the Free Open Source Software community, he
says, which is a mistake. He then goes on to give a
detailed discussion of Tux 500.
This video is our rough edited "source code". It is
intended as an index for the DTP crew, and a way for us
to communicate. It lacks music, transitions, and special
effects. It is raw, rough-edited video. We hope it will
also be useful for someone else in some way.
If you like this segment, please consider typing up a
summary for it and emailing that summary to Christian
Einfeldt at [email protected]. Your work will be credited
and posted on this page.
The DTP will be many, many films created by the global
open source video community about how open source is
changing their lives. We, the DTP crew, are submitting
this footage for anyone to rip, mix, and burn under the
Creative Commons Attribute - ShareAlike license. We
welcome edits, transcriptions, graphics, music, and
animation contributions to the film. Please send a link
for any contributions to Christian Einfeldt at einfeldt
at digitaltippingpoint.com.
Or, if you would like to contribute by directly
transcribing this particular video segment, you can do so
by going here:
http://digitaltippingpoint.com/wiki/index.php/Tape_532[1]
and typing the audio as you hear it into the wiki. Please
be sure to add the transcription for this segment under:
Segment 004, Ken Starks discusses Lindependence 2008
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2. http://digitaltippingpoint.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page (link)
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