From: tbm@sypher.com (Martin Michlmayr) Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce Subject: UNIX and Linux on TV Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 19:52:26 GMT Organization: Linux International Approved: linux-announce@news.ornl.gov (Lars Wirzenius) Message-ID: < cola-liw-843162747-29614-0@liw.clinet.fi> Contact: Jon "maddog" Hall, Executive Director Linux International +1.603.672.4557 Jon.Hall@li.org The PCTV production company (http://www.pctv.com) which produces Computer Chronicles, USER GROUP and @HOME is producing four half-hour shows on UNIX and Linux. These shows are: o History of UNIX o Contemporary UNIX o Linux o UNIX Futures The first show has Peter Salus of the Free Software Foundation speaking on the development of UNIX, and how its strength is derived through its history. Dr. Margo Seltzer talks about the architecture of UNIX, how networking was built in, how it was one of the first operating systems to separate the command language from the kernel, and other architectural concepts. Jon Hall, Executive Director of Linux International, illustrates pipes, filters, shells and prototyping, followed by David Loundsbury of the Open Group talking about standards, multiple source code trees and open competition. The second show (taping on the 23rd of September and first airing on November 4th) will have Jonathan Eunice of Illuminata, Inc., an industry analyst, discussing where the UNIX market and technology is today and where he sees it going in the future. There will also be four or five UNIX customers from Digital Equipment Corporation, Hewlett Packard, Silicon Graphics and Sun Microsystems talking about their applications, and why they picked UNIX over other operating systems. The third show (taping in early December and first airing in January) will be about Linux, and will say what Linux is, why there are different distributions, and what market each one addresses. The fourth show is still being worked. We hope to have it taped at the joint USENIX/USELINUX (http://www.usenix.org/events/general.html) event in Anaheim, California in January. The format would be a few minutes talking to the USENIX organizers, a few minutes talking to Linus (yes, he _will_ be there) and then the rest of the time talking to the people who generated the _best_ talks of USENIX/USELINUX. We would want them to say: o who they are o who they work for o what they did o why it benefits UNIX in specific o why it benefits Computer Science in general We hope to get four or five speakers to join in on this. However this format and agenda is not firm at this point, and may change. In any case, it will be first airing in late February. These shows will be aired as part of the USER GROUP show, which is carried on ME/U (15 million households in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and England), Jones Computer Network (a 24-hour cable network dedicated entirely to the subject of computers) and the NBC Super Channel (69 million homes in 44 countries) and CNBC Europe (7.2 million homes), as well as by Satellite. USIA WorldNet will begin carrying the Users Group show. It is going to be broadcasted to 280 countries and translated into 17 languages. Please check your local cable or satellite company for viewing times of USER GROUP, but the first show is airing under this schedule: Unix I aired on JCN and MEU the week of September 9, 1996 at: Mon. 11:30 PM - 12:00 AM Wed. 9:30 PM - 10:00 PM Thr. 11:30 PM - 12:00 AM Fri. 9:30 PM - 10:00 PM Sun. 9:30 PM - 10:00 PM It also will air on JCN and MEU the week of September 16, 1996 at: Mon. 9:30 PM - 10:00 PM Tue. 11:30 PM - 12:00 AM Wed. 11:30 PM - 12:00 AM Thr. 9:30 PM - 10:00 PM Fri. 11:30 PM - 12:00 AM Sat. 9:30 PM - 10:00 PM The show will also repeat on September 30, 1996 at the first time schedule and October 21, at the second time schedule. The show will also air on the NBC Superchannel on September 14, 1996 and September 21, 1996. Linux International Linux International was established to promote the development and use of Linux. The people at Linux International know how good Linux is and want it to become an accepted competitor to products from even the largest computer companies. Among other things, it serves as a bridge between the dedicated and skilled community of developers, and the general world of commerce and industry. Linux International is a non-profit organization run by volunteers, many of whom are high-profile Linux developers or activists. For more information, please visit Linux International's World Wide Web site at http://www.li.org or contact li@li.org. # # # # - -- Martin Michlmayr tbm@sypher.com http://www.sypher.com/tbm -- This article has been digitally signed by the moderator, using PGP. http://www.iki.fi/liw/lasu-public-key.asc has PGP key for validating signature. Send submissions for comp.os.linux.announce to: linux-announce@news.ornl.gov PLEASE remember a short description of the software and the LOCATION. This group is archived at http://www.iki.fi/liw/linux/cola.html