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On @librelounge sometimes we put on episodes that are outside of what our audience normally thinks about.
Our CyPurr episode was one I think every person in the Free Software community should listen to, but the download numbers for it are 1/4th the amount that we get when we cover a more geeky topic.
For me what differentiates LL from other shows is the "big picture" or moral issues/considerations, so it's sad those don't get more love.
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@emacsen @librelounge I follow y'all solely because of the FOSS focus. Granted, I have yet to listen to any of it yet because I'm busy and I keep forgetting, but still
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@emacsen @librelounge I liked the episode and I hope there will be more on this subject, maybe covering specific methods of working with the "target audience" (for the lack of a better word) more in-depth. For instance, is it enough to just have a singular meeting, or it takes a series of meetings for the attendees to get comfortable with applying the acquired skills in practice? What are the most frequent questions / threat models attendees have? etc.
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@setthemfree @librelounge I think the first step is opening up the conversation at all.
Many FLOSS folks will say "Use X". I've even had people do it to me when I've already said I want to use Y, as in "I'm using Y and I want to figure out how to ___" and I get back "Here's a tutorial for a different program altogether"
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@emacsen @librelounge My fault! I was too busy last week, but finally got some time to get caught up. Was a great episode. Definitely going to check out CyPurr more. I do miss NYC but there's got to be something similar in Boston. Thanks!
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@cylb @librelounge You're not the sole reason our numbers are down Thanks for listening though!