We're considering adding a new section to LQ and we'd like your feedback. The section would contain video screencasts of Linux distributions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3s69akHIVs is a potential example. With that in mind:

* Is this something you'd be interested in seeing at LQ?
* If so, what would you like to see in the screencast?
* Would you also like a separate video of the install process?

Any and all feedback is welcome.

--jeremy

Let's Plays of native Linux games and games running in Wine.

Screencasts of Linux-related material such as this would be an option as well.

--jeremy

Additionally, if we moved forward with this, the videos would be embedded here at LQ.

--jeremy

Simple answer = no.

I think if someone is looking for a howto video there are plenty on the internet/youtube already.

Howtos are something we're considering as well, but those would be in a different channel and at a later date. The intention of these would be more to give members an idea about the look and feel of specific distributions (and possibly other Open Source software).

--jeremy

I guess kinda sorta like I did ages ago on a Pentium 3 IBM Laptop.

https://www.screenr.com/Mzj

https://www.screenr.com/tqI

I sucked at it though.
My gear struggled at making those.

I guess it would be cool but on other forums the video page threads load up real slow for me.
I hope LQ handles it better.
Heck. I avoided http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...619/page6.html
Until that page was fixed. I have a short attention span and slow page load speeds.

I would not find that material interesting, but that's just me. That doesn't mean that others would not find it useful.

It would be very good. But I think it would be heavy on bandwidth unless one uses low quality video.

It would give new users a model of what they would have.

If possible it should give detailed abilities of the program. So people can avoid what they don't like.

I am kind of like frankbell, it wouldn't catch my interest much - but that is also just me, not a general discouraging remark.

I've uploaded an installation video, just to give an indication of what they'd potentially look like:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3s69akHIVs

--jeremy

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And to verify, bandwidth will not be an issue in this case.

--jeremy

Thanks for the example, it has generated a little interest on my part quite unexpectedly!

If this is representative of what you have in mind then I might actually watch some of them. It is not a how-to format, which I find usually fails for computer topics. It is more a preview that doesn't look like an advert.

Bandwidth is not bad (this one came in at 18+ MB), but might still be objectionable if a page of them tried to preload.

And youtube now tries to auto-start the "next" video which has reduced my already minimal visits there - I absolutely hate that - so if the video owner has any control over those "features" I would repeat the old addage, less is more.

Still, I got a glimpse of openSuse which I actually watched instead of closing the page quickly - that must count for something!

openSUSE 13.2 - Boot and Desktop

[screencast]k3s69akHIVs[/screencast]

openSUSE 13.2 - Installation

[screencast]ewYpuxdpKB8[/screencast]