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How to Help.
- Hacker Public Radio is a communty podcast where the shows are provided by the community, and is also governed by the community, and we rely on the support our Patrons to provide the hosting infrastructure. + Hacker Public Radio is a communty podcast where the shows are provided by the community, and is also + governed by the community, + and we rely on the support our Patrons + to provide the hosting infrastructure.
+Submit a show
+One of the best ways to help out is to + contribute a show. + You can find out everything you need to know here.
+ +Suggest Topics
+If there is a technical topic you would like us to cover, or if you are looking for topics to record a show on, + then look no further than our Requested topics page.
+ +Podcatcher Support
++ Please report your experiences with our feeds to admin@hpr. +
+ +Other ways to help
You can help by:
-
@@ -103,7 +151,7 @@
- Listen to the shows and add constructive comments
- Attending the Community News monthly show
- Participate in the community channels -
- Submitting a show +
- Submitting a show
- Getting others to contribute a show
- Suggesting show topics
- Representing HPR at a local meetup @@ -179,14 +227,14 @@ Please select more detailed information on how to record a show:
- Recording with a portable media player. -
- Recording with a smart phone. -
- Recording/Editing using your Computer. -
- Recording Interviews with the Phone. -
- Recording round table discussions. -
- Avoid Bedding/background music. -
- We mix down to Mono. -
- No need to add Metadata to the file. +
- Recording with a portable media player. +
- Recording with a smart phone. +
- Recording/Editing using your Computer. +
- Recording Interviews with the Phone. +
- Recording round table discussions. +
- Avoid Bedding/background music. +
- We mix down to Mono. +
- No need to add Metadata to the file.
- How did you get into podcasting/linux/geekdom?
- What podcasts you listen to and can recommend -
- What’s in your bag? Tell us what tools/gear/stuff you keep close at hand. +
- What's in your bag? Tell us what tools/gear/stuff you keep close at hand.
- What got you into Linux?
- Your favorite Android applications.
- Your favorite desktop applications. @@ -287,24 +335,24 @@
-
-
Don't forget to introduce yourself in your show.
@@ -203,7 +251,7 @@.
Questions ?
- Got any questions not covered here, then just email "admin" at "HPR", and we’ll get in touch with you with all you need to know about getting your show published.
+ Got any questions not covered here, then just email "admin" at "HPR", and we'll get in touch with you with all you need to know about getting your show published.
You can chat with other podcasters using IRC in the #oggcastplanet channel on the libera.chat network. Follow us on identi.ca (use the tag !hpr) and on Twitter (use the tag #hpr). We have a Facebook and LinkedIn group, so please join and spread the word.
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Still Nervous @@ -231,7 +279,7 @@-
Stuff you need to know.
+Stuff you need to know.
This is some important information that you will need to know before uploading to HPR.
-You will no longer be allowed to edit HPR pages on Wikipedia.
+You will no longer be allowed to edit HPR pages on Wikipedia.
Once you upload a show, you will no longer be allowed to create or edit pages relating to Hacker Public Radio in Wikipedia.
- See our FAQ about the HPR Wikipedia page for more information.
+ See our FAQ about the HPR Wikipedia page for more information.
All policy decisions are made by the HPR Community.
+All policy decisions are made by the HPR Community.
The community decides the HPR policies. Please join the HPR Mailing List to participate.
-HPR will stop as a project if there are not enough shows.
+HPR will stop as a project if there are not enough shows.
Hacker Public Radio is dedicated to sharing knowledge. We release about 260 shows a year, which is probably more than all of the other FOSS podcasts put together. @@ -312,14 +360,14 @@ Remember once that all the reserve shows have been used up and there are no more shows in the queue, HPR as a project will stop.
-Support our Patrons.
+Support our Patrons.
Our hosting is kindly provided to us by Josh Knapp from AnHonestHost.com, and The Internet Archive at Archive.org. We encourage you to support our Patrons. Over the years kind people have donated services and supported equipment for our conferences.
-We do not syndicate non HPR Shows.
+We do not syndicate non HPR Shows.
HPR is founded on the principle of Hackers sharing knowledge. For this reason we are only releasing material created exclusively for HPR. @@ -330,20 +378,20 @@ There you can introduce the content and explain why it is important, providing links to where we can get more information etc., and then include one example episode.
-You are agreeing to license your show CC-BY-SA.
+You are agreeing to license your show CC-BY-SA.
All our shows are now released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license, which means that while you continue to retain the copyright to your show, you are allowing us (and everyone else) to use it provided we give you attribution and that we release it under the same license. Click the link for more information.
-You have permission to redistribute your show in its entirety.
+You have permission to redistribute your show in its entirety.
Never include content, for example music, in your show that you do not have permission to redistribute. Try to avoid using any content in your show that can not be redistributed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) license. If you are redistributing under another Creative Commons license, GNU Free Documentation License, public domain, or FLOSS software license, then please signal that when you upload your show. We do not post other copyrighted content, even if it is made available under fair use, or by arranged permission.
-The audio of your show will not be moderated.
+The audio of your show will not be moderated.
We do not vet, edit, moderate or in any way censor any of the audio you submit, we trust you to do that. Aside from checking snippets for audio quality/spam checking, we have a policy that we don't listen to the shows before they are aired. @@ -359,7 +407,7 @@
-Your show will be signaled as containing explicit content.
+Your show will be signaled as containing explicit content.
Given that we are an open forum for free speech we signal all our shows as "explicit" with the assumption that the listeners will apply the required discretion when playing the shows in public. That said the majority of our content is technical in nature and therefore is often considered appropriate for any audience. @@ -374,7 +422,7 @@ hpr2210 :: On Freedom of Speech and Censorship describes the agreed approach to this topic.
-You determine when your show will be released.
+You determine when your show will be released.
The HPR Schedule is entirely community driven and we recommend that you pick the date or show number as then you know when your show will be released. However the slots will only be allocated once the shows have been successfully processed. @@ -382,7 +430,7 @@ Once the slots have been allocated it is not possible to move them.
-All reservations need to be approved.
+All reservations need to be approved.
Any host can select any free slot a up to year in advance. However the audio must be ready at time of picking a slot so that it can be upload immediately afterwards.
@@ -404,22 +452,22 @@We use UTF-8 end to end.
+We use UTF-8 end to end.
See the video "Characters, Symbols and the Unicode Miracle - Computerphile" for an interesting background to ASCII and UTF-8.-
Keep accessibility in mind.
+Keep accessibility in mind.
When you includes output from the command line in the show notes, posting screen-shots of console or terminal output makes it impossible for screen readers to access the text.
Always try to include the raw output ( eg: embedded in <pre> tags)
Include descriptive language in any link texts.
- Avoid structures like: "For accessibility information click here"
- Rather use: "For more information click our accessibility page"
+ Avoid structures like: "For accessibility information click here"
+ Rather use: "For more information click our accessibility page"
Your show will be heard by an International Audience.
+Your show will be heard by an International Audience.
We have people listening from all over the world, who may not have the same cultural background as yourself, therefore you should be as clear as possible when giving details. For example always give temperatures in both Celsius and Fahrenheit, measurements in Metric and Imperial, dates in YYYY-MM-DD iso8601 format, and abbreviations using the NATO phonetic alphabet. @@ -430,10 +478,10 @@
The at sign normally situated above the 2 key on a US keyboard, and has a unicode number of U+0040. For more information see Wikipedia
- 
+ 
Feed the reserve queue.
+Feed the reserve queue.
The reserve queue is intended only to be used in the cases where there is still a gap in the schedule 24 hours prior to release. This was known as the emergency queue, but now can also be used when the hosts don't care when the shows are scheduled. They will be used on a first come first go basis, when there is no conflict with the scheduling guidelines.
@@ -456,7 +504,7 @@On this page you will find information on how to record a podcast. Our golden rule is Any audio is better than no audio. so keep that in mind. Don't forget to introduce yourself in your show.
-Recording with a portable media player.
+Recording with a portable media player.
Many of today's portable media players support recording audio out of the box. Search for "Voice Recorder", to see if there is an application for your smartphone. Whichever option you have close to hand, try and set the recording to the best quality format (WAV or FLAC), and set everything else to the highest setting. It's always the goal to get the best quality audio but here at Hacker Public Radio we value content over quality and so long as it's audible we'll take it.
@@ -464,7 +512,7 @@ Then just record your show, request a slot, and we'll do the rest. -Recording with a portable media player.
+Recording with a portable media player.
Some of our hosts recommend Android Audio Recorder on my android phone. It's available on F-Droid and Google Play. These are the recommended settings:
@@ -476,7 +524,7 @@Recording/Editing using your Computer.
+Recording/Editing using your Computer.
The majority of podcasters use Audacity. First set the Project Rate to 44100Hz, then you can either record your show in Audacity itself or import the file you recorded earlier and edit it as you wish.
@@ -499,12 +547,12 @@
- Recording Interviews with the Phone.
+Recording Interviews with the Phone.
If you want to record a one-to-one interview with someone then you can use Skype in conjunction with Skype Call Recorder. If everyone is using skype then it won't cost you anything otherwise you will need to pay for SkypeOut service. Although the quality is usually terrible, you could also put your phone on hands free and record with a portable media player.
-Recording round table discussions.
+Recording round table discussions.
If you would like to record with multiple participants then you can use Mumble. Connect to chatter.skyehaven.net Port: 64738 .
Walk through the audio wizard and then pop into the Hacker Public Radio room. Once you are ready press the recording button, select multichannel and then start. That will record multiple tracks, one for each participant which you can edit and then submit.
@@ -515,18 +563,18 @@
Avoid Bedding/background music.
+Avoid Bedding/background music.
You may include backing music but it's best if you don't. Most long time podcast listeners speed up their shows, as this allows them to cram more shows into a day. Having bedding music makes it more difficult to understand, and prevents tools like truncate silence from working correctly.
Others will convert shows to mono to listen in one ear leaving the other free to carry out their other chores. Still more slow the shows down so that they can improve their English. Others are hard of hearing and backing music makes it difficult to understand the text.
We mix down to Mono.
+We mix down to Mono.
We will by default mix down your show to one channel mono and we will transcode to MP3, ogg and spx formats. If you want to control this in more detail then please email admin at Hacker Public Radio for more information.
-No need to add Metadata to the file.
+No need to add Metadata to the file.
There is no need to add any information to the file as that will be inserted based on the information you fill in when you upload the show.
@@ -557,7 +605,10 @@Picking a slot for your show
- Any host can select any free slot a up to year in advance, by recording their show and uploading it to the desired slot. In exceptional circumstances it may be necessary to reserve a slot while not having the audio available, but this must be approved by the HPR mailing list in advance. Be sure to allow as much time as possible, and include a reason why you feel it is necessary to reserve the slot. + Any host can select any free slot a up to year in advance, by recording their show and uploading it to the desired slot. + In exceptional circumstances it may be necessary to reserve a slot while not having the audio available, + but this must be approved by the HPR mailing list in advance. + Be sure to allow as much time as possible, and include a reason why you feel it is necessary to reserve the slot.
This is intended only for exceptional circumstances, such as a scheduled interview where we would like the audio to be released as soon after the event as possible, or to cover an important topical situation that has occurred. Due to the extended time now needed to post shows to external sites, the extra work this entails and the disruptive effect of reservations, we will no longer be allowing them except in very rare cases of the type mentioned above. [?] @@ -588,7 +639,7 @@
- email: already populated
- See notes above
+ See notes above
- image: Optional
If you have associated a Gravatar image with an email address, then it will be displayed here. Otherwise you can upload a 80x80 image .
@@ -737,7 +788,7 @@
The outro is added automatically. It contains the HPR outro music.
Each show needs a title to describe what it is about.
Similarly, a summary helps to add more information describing the show so a potential listener can decide whether to listen to it or not.
- Each show is expected to have certain mandatory attributes listed below.
+ Each show is expected to have certain mandatory attributes listed below.
HPR shows are usually expected to be informative or educational, and as such some sort of accompanying written material is highly desirable. This might consist of brief notes, links to relevant web sites, or possibly longer notes and examples. Photographs, diagrams and example files are also welcome if the host feels it helps to get the message across.
Shows are released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license. See Stuff you need to know for much more detail about this and related issues.
As a contributor you can choose when your show will be released. We only release one show a day, during week days, but if a slot is free you can claim it. Go to the calendar page to do this. You need to have your show ready to upload before you reserve a slot though.
@@ -802,7 +853,7 @@
- If despite the request for show notes of some kind, none are provided, we may add notes which help to clarify the content of the show. This may be done after the show is released (when we have had a chance to listen to it).
We are working on the production of reports about any changes made, which will be sent to the host after we have processed the show.
We may make changes to a show's metadata if the host requests it (see the item on fixing errors after upload).
We may make changes to a show's metadata if the host requests it (see the item on fixing errors after upload).
If a show contains links to resources which disappear after a period of time, we may at some future time change the notes to refer to any Wayback Machine copy that can be found.