2. Select a Topic.
- The first thing you will need to do is decide on a topic for your show. You might already have an idea but if not you can have a look at our Archive page for examples of shows people have recorded in the past. You can also look at our Requested Topics, or our Series page to see if you can add your knowledge to the pool. + The first thing you will need to do is decide on a topic for your show. You might already have an + idea but if not you can have a look at our Archive + page for examples of shows people have recorded in the past. You can also look at our + Requested Topics, or our + Series page to see if you can add your knowledge to the pool.
If you are worried that your show may not be of interest to Hackers then you can click here to check if it is.
- If you can't think of anything to talk about then please just record a show telling us how you got into tech as a way to introducing yourself to the community. + If you can't think of anything to talk about then please just record a show telling us + how you got into tech + as a way to introducing yourself to the community.
3. Record your show.
@@ -241,21 +254,34 @@4. Upload your show.
- Once you have your audio ready you can post your show by going to the Calendar page or press the ⇧Upload⇧ button. + Once you have your audio ready you can post your show by going to the Calendar + page or press the ⇧Upload⇧ button.
- After you have selected a date you will be redirected to the request page, where you will be asked to select your show and email address. We will send a link to where you can upload your show to this address and so it must be a valid working address that you can access quickly. We intend to use GPG to speed up the validation of hosts, so you may wish to use an email address that has an associated public key available on public key servers. + After you have selected a date you will be redirected to the request page, + where you will be asked to select your show and email address. + We will send a link to where you can upload your show to this address and so it must be a valid working address + that you can access quickly. + We intend to use GPG to speed up the validation of hosts, + so you may wish to use an email address that has an associated public key available on public key servers.
-.
Questions ? +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.
- 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.
+ You can chat with other podcasters using IRC in the #oggcastplanet channel on the + libera.chat network. + Follow us on Mastodon (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 +Still Nervous.
Fellow listeners like yourself contribute the shows and so we all know how hard it is to do that first show. You're probably worried that we won't like the topic. @@ -288,7 +314,8 @@
Requested topics.
-This is a list of topics that have been requested by the community. Feel free to add it to the list by emailing admin at hpr or by tweeting us on @HPR.
+This is a list of topics that have been requested by the community. + Feel free to add it to the list by emailing admin at hpr or by tweeting us on @HPR.
- How did you get into podcasting/linux/geekdom?
- What podcasts you listen to and can recommend @@ -338,10 +365,18 @@
- How to use a multimeter, and other basic electronic components like a 555 timer
- How does Hubble remain fixed on a spot in space while in orbit of the earth
- Gnu automake system. -
- What's the deal with IPv6 (i.e., why can't we just NAT at the ISP level, are there privacy issues in having your MAC address as part of your IP?) -
- Network like a Pro. If you were to treat your home network like a corporate server farm, what tools and hardware would it entail to treat your home network like a security professional? What do we need for a firewall and what are the detection/prevention technologies that we could be implementing? -
- Beyond Firewall and an IDS/IPS, what do I need? I've started listening to Security Weekly, starting with last December, and at one point the suggested a secondary IDS, behind the firewall, to record what the primary defenses missed. Where and how do I set that up? Beyond firewall and IDS, what other tools should I be running, where should they be in my network, and how many physical boxes are we talking? Emphasis should be on low power devices and free as in beer tools. -
- Now That Your Security is in Place, How to Read Logs and Formulate a Response to an Intrusion. What I've learned from SW, is that you can't prevent an intrusion, it's how to respond when you are compromised. Again, according to SW, the security manager's job is to detect intrusions, inside 48 hours rather than 48 months. How can you protect your proprietary data and customer database? +
- What's the deal with IPv6 (i.e., why can't we just NAT at the ISP level, are there privacy issues + in having your MAC address as part of your IP?) +
- Network like a Pro. If you were to treat your home network like a corporate server farm, + what tools and hardware would it entail to treat your home network like a security professional? + What do we need for a firewall and what are the detection/prevention technologies that we could be implementing? +
- Beyond Firewall and an IDS/IPS, what do I need? I've started listening to Security Weekly, + starting with last December, and at one point the suggested a secondary IDS, behind the firewall, + to record what the primary defenses missed. Where and how do I set that up? Beyond firewall and IDS, + what other tools should I be running, where should they be in my network, and how many physical boxes are we talking? + Emphasis should be on low power devices and free as in beer tools. +
- Now That Your Security is in Place, How to Read Logs and Formulate a Response to an Intrusion. + What I've learned from SW, is that you can't prevent an intrusion, it's how to respond when you are compromised. Again, according to SW, the security manager's job is to detect intrusions, inside 48 hours rather than 48 months. How can you protect your proprietary data and customer database?
- What Are the Answers I Need, To the Questions I Don't Know Enough to Ask?
- #IPFS (and don't leave out IPNS!). I'd really like to get a better understanding of practical use of this.
- Any experiences integrating Dell/Wyse thin- and zero- clients into linux networks. @@ -357,8 +392,11 @@
- Klaatu explains HPR Daily podcast by the Community for the Community +
- Klaatu explains HPR Daily podcast by the + Community for the Community
- HPR Promo NewsCast theme by Klaatu
- HPR Promo by Skirlet
- HPR Promo sax theme by slick0 @@ -673,30 +741,53 @@ Be sure to allow as much time as possible, and include a reason why you feel it is necessary to reserve the slot.
- 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 .
+ If you have associated a Gravatar image with an email address,
+ then it will be displayed here.
+ Otherwise you can upload a 80x80 image .
- Name/Handle: Mandatory
It should be the name you wish to be known as on HPR. It can be your real name, an Internet handle or both. - Your Default license: Mandatory
@@ -725,30 +818,49 @@ - Title: Mandatory
This will be a short descriptive title and will be used everywhere to identify your show. Any valid UTF-8 character is acceptable, but keep the length short and clear. - Summary: Mandatory
- This is a short 100 character summary of what your show is about. Please fill this out as it is used once the show has gone off the main page, on the mobile site, on printed brochures, on text to speech announcements, on twitter, mastodon etc.
+ This is a short 100 character summary of what your show is about.
+ Please fill this out as it is used once the show has gone off the main page, on the mobile site,
+ on printed brochures, on text to speech announcements, on twitter, Mastodon etc.
- Theme: Automatic
The Intro, and the Outro will be added automatically. Please do not add it. - Explicit: Mandatory
- See iTunes for more information.
+ See iTunes
+ for more information.
- License: Mandatory
- 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.
+ 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.
- show notes: Mandatory
It is important to provide good show notes because:- They provide the listeners with more information on the topic.
- You have taken the time to record a show on a topic, so many people will want to find out more on the subject, therefore you should include links to give more information. It is not enough to just give it in the show itself as people may be listening while away from the Internet, and they may have forgotten or misheard your links. + You have taken the time to record a show on a topic, so many people will want to find out more on the subject, + therefore you should include links to give more information. It is not enough to just give it in the show itself + as people may be listening while away from the Internet, and they may have forgotten or misheard your links. - They ensure your show gets posted on time.
- If you do not supply show notes then your show notes will need to be edited manually by an HPR volunteer and this will most likely result in delays. During that time other shows will be processed and may get posted before your show. It is always better if you send us show notes yourself as you know best what information you are trying to convey.
+ If you do not supply show notes then your show notes will need to be edited manually by an HPR volunteer and
+ this will most likely result in delays. During that time other shows will be processed and may get posted
+ before your show.
+ It is always better if you send us show notes yourself as you know best what information you are trying to convey.
- They provide the listeners with more information on the topic.
- They encourage people to download your show.
- We produce a lot of shows and many people download based on the text in the show notes. If the show notes are not descriptive then it is less likely that it will get as many downloads as other shows with good show notes.
+ We produce a lot of shows and many people download based on the text in the show notes.
+ If the show notes are not descriptive then it is less likely that
+ it will get as many downloads as other shows with good show notes.
- They allow your show to be indexed by search engines.
- Search engines cannot determine the content of your show from the audio alone. The only way for your show to be indexed is for you to describe in the associated text what you say in the audio.
+ Search engines cannot determine the content of your show from the audio alone.
+ The only way for your show to be indexed is for you to describe in the associated text what you say in the audio.
- They make your show accessible to the deaf and hard of hearing.
- Your audio is completely inaccessible to those who have hearing problems, so the only way for your show to be of help to them is if you distill the essence of the show into the show notes. If you are using a script to prepare your show then include that.
+ Your audio is completely inaccessible to those who have hearing problems,
+ so the only way for your show to be of help to them is if you distill the essence of the show into the show notes.
+ If you are using a script to prepare your show then include that.
- If you wish to include text formatting then please use a format that supports it. We accept: @@ -762,8 +874,13 @@
- Plain text
- Show Note Format: Optional
Please tell us which format, if any you used when filling in your shownotes. @@ -1026,7 +1143,7 @@ - You can join the #oggcastplanet channel on IRC. Visit the freenode.net network to sign up.
- A number of HPR messages may be found on Twitter (tag #hpr) and - Mastodon (tag #hpr). + Mastodon (tag #hpr).
- TBA - Matrix? Telegram?
- An HPR tradition exists where we record a 26-hour show at the turn of the year celebrating the arrival of the New Year around the world. We use Mumble to record the show and anyone can connect
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.
+ 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.
All policy decisions are made by the HPR Community
@@ -374,13 +412,15 @@
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.
If you listen to HPR, then we would love you to
- contribute one show a year.
+ contribute
+ one show a year.
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.
- Our hosting is kindly provided to us by Josh Knapp from AnHonestHost.com, and The Internet Archive at Archive.org. + 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. @@ -389,11 +429,14 @@
HPR is founded on the principle of Hackers sharing knowledge. For this reason we are only releasing material created exclusively for HPR. - We will continue to promote new podcasts and other creative commons material, but if you wish to have your show promoted, then please contact our sister site Free Culture Podcasts. + We will continue to promote new podcasts and other creative commons material, + but if you wish to have your show promoted, + then please contact our sister site Free Culture Podcasts.
That said, if there is a piece of creative commons content that you would like to promote, then feel free to record a regular show. - 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. + 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
@@ -462,7 +505,8 @@
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. + 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. Any missing information can result in a show missing the requested slot. Once the slots have been allocated it is not possible to move them. @@ -470,15 +514,21 @@
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. + 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.
- 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. + 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. + 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.
The following are standing reservations: @@ -491,7 +541,8 @@
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. +See the video "Characters, Symbols and the Unicode Miracle - + Computerphile" for an interesting background to ASCII and UTF-8.Keep accessibility in mind.
@@ -551,15 +602,23 @@Recording a Podcast
- 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. + 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 .
- 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. + 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.
- Then just record your show, request a slot, and we'll do the rest. + Then just record your show, request a slot, + and we'll do the rest.
Recording with a portable media player.
@@ -617,9 +676,12 @@ 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. + 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.
- Kwisher made a Mumble tutorial which you might find useful and Delwin has produced a number of short shows on how to configure the audio quality. + Kwisher made a Mumble tutorial + which you might find useful and Delwin + has produced a number of short shows on how to configure the audio quality.
@@ -627,13 +689,18 @@
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. + 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 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. + 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.
@@ -649,7 +716,8 @@Feel free to use the promotional material to spread the word in your podcasts, or have them played on to other shows.
General HPR promotion
-
- However please restrict yourself to text unless you are experienced producing valid markdown/HTML5. Regardless of the format you send your shownotes will end up in html5 <article> section, where the header and footer are not available to you. Avoid using <div> or <span>. The inclusion of JavaScript will send your show into quarantine, until an experienced HPR volunteer can be found to debug it.- 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. [?] + 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. + [?]
- You can post your show by going to the Calendar page. Once you have selected a date you will be redirected to the request page, where you will be asked to select your show and email address. We will send a link to where you can upload your show to this address and therefore it must be a valid working address that you can access quickly. We intend to use GPG to speed up the validation of hosts, so you may wish to use an email address that has an associated public key available on public key servers. + You can post your show by going to the Calendar page. + Once you have selected a date you will be redirected to the request page, + where you will be asked to select your show and email address. + We will send a link to where you can upload your show to this address and therefore it must be a valid working address + that you can access quickly. We intend to use GPG to speed up the validation of hosts, + so you may wish to use an email address that has an associated public key available on public key servers.
- The audio of your show will not be moderated, however the information provided in the upload form may be moderated. All publicly facing material is managed by the HPR Community as a whole, and not just the host providing the show. The show hpr2210 :: On Freedom of Speech and Censorship describes the agreed approach to this topic. + The audio of your show will not be moderated, however the information provided in the upload form + may be moderated. + All publicly facing material is managed by the HPR Community as a whole, and not just the host providing the show. + The show hpr2210 :: On Freedom of Speech and Censorship + describes the agreed approach to this topic.
-Note: This email address will be published on the HPR website and will be given out in the feeds, so please use a public email address for this purpose. Where we publish it we pad it with dot nospam at-sign nospam dot.
- i.e. hpr@example.com becomes hpr.nospam@nospam.example.com. If you do not want to have your email exposed, please contact the admin@hpr team to arrange a alias. +Note: This email address will be published on the HPR website and will be given out in the feeds, + so please use a public email address for this purpose. + Where we publish it we pad it with dot nospam at-sign nospam dot.
+ i.e. hpr@example.com becomes hpr.nospam@nospam.example.com. + If you do not want to have your email exposed, please contact the admin@hpr team to arrange a alias.- Once you press next, an email will be sent to your email address pointing to where you can upload the show. You need to open the link within 15 minutes or the temporary lock will be released. Once you open the link, you can fill in the information at your leisure. The upload form works on the assumption you will be posting one show at a time, from the same IP address. Once you have pressed submit you will not be able to edit any of the information. + Once you press next, an email will be sent to your email address pointing to where you can upload the show. + You need to open the link within 15 minutes or the temporary lock will be released. + Once you open the link, you can fill in the information at your leisure. + The upload form works on the assumption you will be posting one show at a time, from the same IP address. + Once you have pressed submit you will not be able to edit any of the information.
Adding an Episode
- The unique link sent by email will allow you to manage both the episode and information about yourself that is displayed on HPR. The following information will be requested: + The unique link sent by email will allow you to manage both the episode and information about yourself that is displayed on HPR. + The following information will be requested:
Personal Information
- Remember All information will be displayed publicly. The only exception is that your email address will be sent in the feed with some anti-spam additions.
+ Remember All information will be displayed publicly. The only exception is that your email address will be sent + in the feed with some anti-spam additions.
For example hpr@example.com will become hpr.nospam@nospam.example.com@@ -704,7 +795,9 @@ See notes above
- The amount you can enter is restricted to 4000 characters, but you can provide additional show notes if you wish. Please add them to an full_shownotes.html file which you can expect to be served from eps/hpr9999/full_shownotes.html
+ The amount you can enter is restricted to 4000 characters, but you can provide additional show notes if you wish. + Please add them to an full_shownotes.html file which you can expect to be served from + eps/hpr9999/full_shownotes.html
- It takes us a lot longer to fix incorrectly formatted shownotes than plain text, so please only create formatted show notes if you know what you are doing and are sure that what you are writing is valid. + However please restrict yourself to text unless you are experienced producing valid markdown/HTML5. + Regardless of the format you send your shownotes will end up in html5 <article> section, + where the header and footer are not available to you. Avoid using <div> or <span>. + The inclusion of JavaScript will send your show into quarantine, until an experienced HPR volunteer + can be found to debug it.
+ It takes us a lot longer to fix incorrectly formatted shownotes than plain text, so please only create formatted + show notes if you know what you are doing and are sure that what you are writing is valid.