BBC Looking For Input On Documentary About Web Technology
by Lisa Hoover - Jul. 15, 2009Comments (0)- Related Blog Posts
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It wasn't that long ago that the BBC drew the ire of the open source community by inferring Linux users made up only a fraction of visitors to its Web site, and it's been trying to make it up the FOSS community ever since.
This week, the BBC announced plans to create a four-part documentary, tentatively called "Digital Revolution," about the impact and importance of the Web on everyday lives. Though the project is getting attention in the media as an "open source documentary," it doesn't really focus on free and open source software, it simply takes a collaborative approach to the thoughts and ideas covered in the series. But that shouldn't stop the open source community from making sure they're heard.
In a recent blog post, the project's assistant content producer, Dan Biddle, said, "It is our ambition to open up the production process as much as possible; to share as much of our thinking as possible, as the production team strive to create a cohesive, accurate and relevant documentary about the World Wide Web. We'll be blogging as we go; we'll share our theories; we'll be putting up rushes from the filming; we'll be asking for advice and stories from you as we go along. Basically, we want you to get involved."
He goes on to say that the film's producers are looking for tremendous amounts of input about "the Web's development and the phenomenal changes it has brought to the world." Now is the FOSS community's chance to explain just how open source software has fundamentally affected Web technology, so head over to the documentary site or connect with the team on Twitter and offer up your thoughts on what FOSS has done for the Web lately.
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