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Spread Open Media

2007-07-10T16:47:49Z

Cameron Parkins: /* Roadmap */

'''[http://www.spreadopenmedia.com/ Spread Open Media]''' (or SOM) is a project to promote the different Xiph.Org Foundation formats. You may help create or edit content in the official site by making edits in this wiki.

== Why Open Media Matters ==
* You can use, modify, and distribute [[Free software|Free]] software for open formats without needing permission from (or paying royalties to) [[software patent]] holders.
* It has equal or better quality compared with formats that stuff DRM up your nose and get you sued in court.
* You can share media files across P2P and different operating systems, and it will work on those computers because the specification of the formats are open.
* No matter your needs, be it music, speech, video, playlists, or slideshows: open media will cover them.
* If you help spread the word, then you will see more support and compatibility in portable players, which will benefit everyone.
* You can buy music or videos online, and they won't be crippled with DRM.
* You can save your bandwidth in case you author podcasts or stream content, and those will have better quality than when using proprietary formats.
* The more people that use open media, the better formats you can expect in the future, so if you use open media you are making the world a little bit of a better place.

== Idea Map ==
*[[Spread Open Media Design|Design]]

== Roadmap ==

=== Milestone 0 ===

* (DONE) Get accounts to key developers
* (DONE) Fill out this wiki with information from our discussions and slides
* Explanation of what spread open media is and what not (in multiple languages?)
* Examples of best practices such as an interview I did with SJ Klein for the OLPC (Bjorn)
* Clear and concise description / definition for open media formats, until now I focussed on using Bruce Perens' Open Standards definition (Bjorn)

=== Milestone 1 ===

* blog 10 posts using the tags and standards setup (Cameron + Jon + Bjorn + Ivo)
* A nice looking theme for the website (keep multiple languages in mind?) (Cameron)
** Wordpress theme based on mockup by Ivo and Sebastian Kraft's pirate-smile logo (IVO)
* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release (cameron)

=== Milestone 2 ===

* Prepare initial promotional campaigns
* Tutorials about using / creating open media on multiple platforms
* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release (cameron)

=== Milestone 3 ===

* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release

=== Milestone 4 ===
* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release

Spread Open Media

2007-07-05T20:49:26Z

Cameron Parkins: /* Milestone 0 */

'''[http://www.spreadopenmedia.com/ Spread Open Media]''' (or SOM) is a project to promote the different Xiph.Org Foundation formats. You may help create or edit content in the official site by making edits in this wiki.

== Why Open Media Matters ==
* You can use, modify, and distribute [[Free software|Free]] software for open formats without needing permission from (or paying royalties to) [[software patent]] holders.
* It has equal or better quality compared with formats that stuff DRM up your nose and get you sued in court.
* You can share media files across P2P and different operating systems, and it will work on those computers because the specification of the formats are open.
* No matter your needs, be it music, speech, video, playlists, or slideshows: open media will cover them.
* If you help spread the word, then you will see more support and compatibility in portable players, which will benefit everyone.
* You can buy music or videos online, and they won't be crippled with DRM.
* You can save your bandwidth in case you author podcasts or stream content, and those will have better quality than when using proprietary formats.
* The more people that use open media, the better formats you can expect in the future, so if you use open media you are making the world a little bit of a better place.

== Idea Map ==
*[[Spread Open Media Design|Design]]

== Roadmap ==

=== Milestone 0 ===

* (DONE) Get accounts to key developers
* (DONE) Fill out this wiki with information from our discussions and slides
* Explanation of what spread open media is and what not (in multiple languages?)
* Examples of best practices such as an interview I did with SJ Klein for the OLPC (Bjorn)
* Clear and concise description / definition for open media formats, until now I focussed on using Bruce Perens' Open Standards definition (Bjorn)
* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release (Cameron)

=== Milestone 1 ===

* blog 10 posts using the tags and standards setup (Cameron + Jon + Bjorn + Ivo)
* A nice looking theme for the website (keep multiple languages in mind?)
** Wordpress theme based on mockup by Ivo and Sebastian Kraft's pirate-smile logo (IVO)
* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release (cameron)

=== Milestone 2 ===

* Prepare initial promotional campaigns
* Tutorials about using / creating open media on multiple platforms
* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release (cameron)

=== Milestone 3 ===

* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release

=== Milestone 4 ===
* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release

Spread Open Media

2007-07-03T18:24:01Z

Cameron Parkins: /* Milestone 2 */

'''[http://www.spreadopenmedia.com/ Spread Open Media]''' (or SOM) is a project to promote the different Xiph.Org Foundation formats. You may help create or edit content in the official site by making edits in this wiki.

== Why Open Media Matters ==
* You can use, modify, and distribute [[Free software|Free]] software for open formats without needing permission from (or paying royalties to) [[software patent]] holders.
* It has equal or better quality compared with formats that stuff DRM up your nose and get you sued in court.
* You can share media files across P2P and different operating systems, and it will work on those computers because the specification of the formats are open.
* No matter your needs, be it music, speech, video, playlists, or slideshows: open media will cover them.
* If you help spread the word, then you will see more support and compatibility in portable players, which will benefit everyone.
* You can buy music or videos online, and they won't be crippled with DRM.
* You can save your bandwidth in case you author podcasts or stream content, and those will have better quality than when using proprietary formats.
* The more people that use open media, the better formats you can expect in the future, so if you use open media you are making the world a little bit of a better place.

== Idea Map ==
*[[Spread Open Media Design|Design]]

== Roadmap ==

=== Milestone 0 ===

* (DONE) Get accounts to key developers
* (DONE) Fill out this wiki with information from our discussions and slides
* Explanation of what spread open media is and what not (in multiple languages?)
* Examples of best practices such as an interview I did with SJ Klein for the OLPC
* Clear and concise description / definition for open media formats, until now I focussed on using Bruce Perens' Open Standards definition (ivo)
* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release (cameron)

=== Milestone 1 ===

* blog 10 posts using the tags and standards setup (Cameron + Jon + Bjorn + Ivo)
* A nice looking theme for the website (keep multiple languages in mind?)
** Wordpress theme based on mockup by Ivo and Sebastian Kraft's pirate-smile logo (IVO)
* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release (cameron)

=== Milestone 2 ===

* Prepare initial promotional campaigns
* Tutorials about using / creating open media on multiple platforms
* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release (cameron)

=== Milestone 3 ===

* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release

=== Milestone 4 ===
* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release

Spread Open Media

2007-07-03T18:23:35Z

Cameron Parkins: /* Milestone 0 */

'''[http://www.spreadopenmedia.com/ Spread Open Media]''' (or SOM) is a project to promote the different Xiph.Org Foundation formats. You may help create or edit content in the official site by making edits in this wiki.

== Why Open Media Matters ==
* You can use, modify, and distribute [[Free software|Free]] software for open formats without needing permission from (or paying royalties to) [[software patent]] holders.
* It has equal or better quality compared with formats that stuff DRM up your nose and get you sued in court.
* You can share media files across P2P and different operating systems, and it will work on those computers because the specification of the formats are open.
* No matter your needs, be it music, speech, video, playlists, or slideshows: open media will cover them.
* If you help spread the word, then you will see more support and compatibility in portable players, which will benefit everyone.
* You can buy music or videos online, and they won't be crippled with DRM.
* You can save your bandwidth in case you author podcasts or stream content, and those will have better quality than when using proprietary formats.
* The more people that use open media, the better formats you can expect in the future, so if you use open media you are making the world a little bit of a better place.

== Idea Map ==
*[[Spread Open Media Design|Design]]

== Roadmap ==

=== Milestone 0 ===

* (DONE) Get accounts to key developers
* (DONE) Fill out this wiki with information from our discussions and slides
* Explanation of what spread open media is and what not (in multiple languages?)
* Examples of best practices such as an interview I did with SJ Klein for the OLPC
* Clear and concise description / definition for open media formats, until now I focussed on using Bruce Perens' Open Standards definition (ivo)
* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release (cameron)

=== Milestone 1 ===

* blog 10 posts using the tags and standards setup (Cameron + Jon + Bjorn + Ivo)
* A nice looking theme for the website (keep multiple languages in mind?)
** Wordpress theme based on mockup by Ivo and Sebastian Kraft's pirate-smile logo (IVO)
* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release (cameron)

=== Milestone 2 ===

* Prepare initial promotional campaigns.
* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release (cameron)

=== Milestone 3 ===

* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release

=== Milestone 4 ===
* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release

Spread Open Media

2007-07-03T18:22:43Z

Cameron Parkins: /* Milestone 4 */

'''[http://www.spreadopenmedia.com/ Spread Open Media]''' (or SOM) is a project to promote the different Xiph.Org Foundation formats. You may help create or edit content in the official site by making edits in this wiki.

== Why Open Media Matters ==
* You can use, modify, and distribute [[Free software|Free]] software for open formats without needing permission from (or paying royalties to) [[software patent]] holders.
* It has equal or better quality compared with formats that stuff DRM up your nose and get you sued in court.
* You can share media files across P2P and different operating systems, and it will work on those computers because the specification of the formats are open.
* No matter your needs, be it music, speech, video, playlists, or slideshows: open media will cover them.
* If you help spread the word, then you will see more support and compatibility in portable players, which will benefit everyone.
* You can buy music or videos online, and they won't be crippled with DRM.
* You can save your bandwidth in case you author podcasts or stream content, and those will have better quality than when using proprietary formats.
* The more people that use open media, the better formats you can expect in the future, so if you use open media you are making the world a little bit of a better place.

== Idea Map ==
*[[Spread Open Media Design|Design]]

== Roadmap ==

=== Milestone 0 ===

* (DONE) Get accounts to key developers
* (DONE) Fill out this wiki with information from our discussions and slides
* Explanation of what spread open media is and what not (in multiple languages?)
* Examples of best practices such as an interview I did with SJ Klein for the OLPC
* Clear and concise description / definition for open media formats, until now I focussed on using Bruce Perens' Open Standards definition (ivo)
* Tutorials about using / creating open media on multiple platforms
* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release (cameron)

=== Milestone 1 ===

* blog 10 posts using the tags and standards setup (Cameron + Jon + Bjorn + Ivo)
* A nice looking theme for the website (keep multiple languages in mind?)
** Wordpress theme based on mockup by Ivo and Sebastian Kraft's pirate-smile logo (IVO)
* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release (cameron)

=== Milestone 2 ===

* Prepare initial promotional campaigns.
* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release (cameron)

=== Milestone 3 ===

* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release

=== Milestone 4 ===
* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release

Spread Open Media

2007-06-27T22:53:15Z

Cameron Parkins: /* Idea Map */

'''[http://www.spreadopenmedia.com/ Spread Open Media]''' (or SOM) is a project to promote the different Xiph.Org Foundation formats. You may help create or edit content in the official site by making edits in this wiki.

== Why Open Media Matters ==
* You can use, modify, and distribute [[Free software|Free]] software for open formats without needing permission from (or paying royalties to) [[software patent]] holders.
* It has equal or better quality compared with formats that stuff DRM up your nose and get you sued in court.
* You can share media files across P2P and different operating systems, and it will work on those computers because the specification of the formats are open.
* No matter your needs, be it music, speech, video, playlists, or slideshows: open media will cover them.
* If you help spread the word, then you will see more support and compatibility in portable players, which will benefit everyone.
* You can buy music or videos online, and they won't be crippled with DRM.
* You can save your bandwidth in case you author podcasts or stream content, and those will have better quality than when using proprietary formats.
* The more people that use open media, the better formats you can expect in the future, so if you use open media you are making the world a little bit of a better place.

== Idea Map ==
*[[Spread Open Media Design|Design]]

== Roadmap ==

=== Milestone 0 ===

* (DONE) Get accounts to key developers
* (DONE) Fill out this wiki with information from our discussions and slides
* Explanation of what spread open media is and what not (in multiple languages?)
* Examples of best practices such as an interview I did with SJ Klein for the OLPC
* Clear and concise description / definition for open media formats, until now I focussed on using Bruce Perens' Open Standards definition (ivo)
* Tutorials about using / creating open media on multiple platforms
* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release (cameron)

=== Milestone 1 ===

* blog 10 posts using the tags and standards setup (Cameron + Jon + Bjorn + Ivo)
* A nice looking theme for the website (keep multiple languages in mind?)
** Wordpress theme based on mockup by Ivo and Sebastian Kraft's pirate-smile logo (IVO)
* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release (cameron)

=== Milestone 2 ===

* Prepare initial promotional campaigns.
* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release (cameron)

=== Milestone 3 ===

* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release

=== Milestone 4 ===

* When all accomplished, launch PR + news posting about this release

Spread Open Media Project Tasks

2007-06-26T18:54:34Z

Cameron Parkins:

These are the general project tasks for the SOM project.

== Project Tasks ==
=== General Ideas ===
* Explanation of what spread open media is and what not (in multiple
languages?)
* A nice looking theme for the website (keep multiple languages in mind?)
* Examples of best practices such as an interview I did with SJ Klein for the OLPC
* Clear and concise description / definition for open media formats, until now I focussed on using Bruce Perens' Open Standards definition
* Tutorials about using / creating open media on multiple platforms
=== Immediate ===
* Get WordPress theme up and running
=== Long Term ===
* Get OpenMedia Standards to take over the world

Spread Open Media Project Tasks

2007-06-26T18:46:01Z

Cameron Parkins:

These are the general project tasks for the SOM project.

== Project Tasks ==
===Bjorn's Ideas===
* Explanation of what spread open media is and what not (in multiple
languages?)
* A nice looking theme for the website (keep multiple languages in mind?)
* Examples of best practices such as an interview I did with SJ Klein for the OLPC
* Clear and concise description / definition for open media formats, until now I focussed on using Bruce Perens' Open Standards definition
* Tutorials about using / creating open media on multiple platforms

Spread Open Media Design

2007-06-26T18:45:14Z

Cameron Parkins:

This is where the design ideas for the SOM project will be found.

== General ==
===Ground Work===
*Based in WordPress
*Simple and intuitive
*"Cool" and geared towards your average user

===WordPress Theme===
*What WP themes offer what we need and are easily modifiable?

===Proposed Tags===
*audio
*video
*text
*image
*presentation
*news
*<country name> (refers to a specific country, in case of multilingual)
*<language> (refers to a specific language, in case of multilingual)
*best-practice
*<format name> (refers to a specific format such as ODF or VORBIS)

Spread Open Media

2007-06-26T18:43:26Z

Cameron Parkins: /* Idea Map */

'''[http://www.spreadopenmedia.com/ Spread Open Media]''' (or SOM) is a project to promote the different Xiph.Org Foundation formats. You may help create or edit content in the official site by making edits in this wiki.

== Why Open Media Matters ==
* You can use, modify, and distribute [[Free software|Free]] software for open formats without needing permission from (or paying royalties to) [[software patent]] holders.
* It has equal or better quality compared with formats that stuff DRM up your nose and get you sued in court.
* You can share media files across P2P and different operating systems, and it will work on those computers because the specification of the formats are open.
* No matter your needs, be it music, speech, video, playlists, or slideshows: open media will cover them.
* If you help spread the word, then you will see more support and compatibility in portable players, which will benefit everyone.
* You can buy music or videos online, and they won't be crippled with DRM.
* You can save your bandwidth in case you author podcasts or stream content, and those will have better quality than when using proprietary formats.
* The more people that use open media, the better formats you can expect in the future, so if you use open media you are making the world a little bit of a better place.
* It's one of those little things that make you feel happier.
* We'll lose our job if you don't use open media, and if we lose our job, I'll shoot this little bunny that I'm holding right now. I'M SERIOUS; DON'T MAKE ME KILL THE LITTLE BUNNY.

== Idea Map ==
*[[Project Tasks]]
*[[Design]]

== Roadmap ==

=== Milestone 0 ===

* Get accounts to key developers
* Fill out this wiki with information from our discussions and slides

=== Milestone 1 ===

* Content, content, content! Seriously.
* Wordpress theme based on mockup by Ivo and Sebastian Kraft's pirate-smile logo

=== Milestone 2 ===

* Prepare initial promotional campaigns.

=== Milestone 3 ===

* Add your point here!

=== Milestone 4 ===

* Add your point here!

Spread Open Media Design

2007-06-26T18:41:50Z

Cameron Parkins:

This is where the design ideas for the SOM project will be found.

== General ==
*Based in WordPress
*Simple and intuitive
*"Cool" and geared towards your average user

== WordPress Theme ==
*What WP themes offer what we need and are easily modifiable?

==Proposed Tags==
*audio
*video
*text
*image
*presentation
*news
*<country name> (refers to a specific country, in case of multilingual)
*<language> (refers to a specific language, in case of multilingual)
*best-practice
*<format name> (refers to a specific format such as ODF or VORBIS)

Spread Open Media Design

2007-06-26T18:39:37Z

Cameron Parkins:

Spread Open Media

2007-06-26T18:37:49Z

Cameron Parkins: /* Idea Map */

'''[http://www.spreadopenmedia.com/ Spread Open Media]''' (or SOM) is a project to promote the different Xiph.Org Foundation formats. You may help create or edit content in the official site by making edits in this wiki.

== Why Open Media Matters ==
* You can use, modify, and distribute [[Free software|Free]] software for open formats without needing permission from (or paying royalties to) [[software patent]] holders.
* It has equal or better quality compared with formats that stuff DRM up your nose and get you sued in court.
* You can share media files across P2P and different operating systems, and it will work on those computers because the specification of the formats are open.
* No matter your needs, be it music, speech, video, playlists, or slideshows: open media will cover them.
* If you help spread the word, then you will see more support and compatibility in portable players, which will benefit everyone.
* You can buy music or videos online, and they won't be crippled with DRM.
* You can save your bandwidth in case you author podcasts or stream content, and those will have better quality than when using proprietary formats.
* The more people that use open media, the better formats you can expect in the future, so if you use open media you are making the world a little bit of a better place.
* It's one of those little things that make you feel happier.
* We'll lose our job if you don't use open media, and if we lose our job, I'll shoot this little bunny that I'm holding right now. I'M SERIOUS; DON'T MAKE ME KILL THE LITTLE BUNNY.

== Idea Map ==
*[[Project Tasks]]
*[[Design]]
*[[Proposed Tags]]

== Roadmap ==

=== Milestone 0 ===

* Get accounts to key developers
* Fill out this wiki with information from our discussions and slides

=== Milestone 1 ===

* Content, content, content! Seriously.
* Wordpress theme based on mockup by Ivo and Sebastian Kraft's pirate-smile logo

=== Milestone 2 ===

* Prepare initial promotional campaigns.

=== Milestone 3 ===

* Add your point here!

=== Milestone 4 ===

* Add your point here!

Spread Open Media

2007-06-26T18:37:35Z

Cameron Parkins:

'''[http://www.spreadopenmedia.com/ Spread Open Media]''' (or SOM) is a project to promote the different Xiph.Org Foundation formats. You may help create or edit content in the official site by making edits in this wiki.

== Why Open Media Matters ==
* You can use, modify, and distribute [[Free software|Free]] software for open formats without needing permission from (or paying royalties to) [[software patent]] holders.
* It has equal or better quality compared with formats that stuff DRM up your nose and get you sued in court.
* You can share media files across P2P and different operating systems, and it will work on those computers because the specification of the formats are open.
* No matter your needs, be it music, speech, video, playlists, or slideshows: open media will cover them.
* If you help spread the word, then you will see more support and compatibility in portable players, which will benefit everyone.
* You can buy music or videos online, and they won't be crippled with DRM.
* You can save your bandwidth in case you author podcasts or stream content, and those will have better quality than when using proprietary formats.
* The more people that use open media, the better formats you can expect in the future, so if you use open media you are making the world a little bit of a better place.
* It's one of those little things that make you feel happier.
* We'll lose our job if you don't use open media, and if we lose our job, I'll shoot this little bunny that I'm holding right now. I'M SERIOUS; DON'T MAKE ME KILL THE LITTLE BUNNY.

== Idea Map ==
[[Project Tasks]]
[[Design]]
[[Proposed Tags]]

== Roadmap ==

=== Milestone 0 ===

* Get accounts to key developers
* Fill out this wiki with information from our discussions and slides

=== Milestone 1 ===

* Content, content, content! Seriously.
* Wordpress theme based on mockup by Ivo and Sebastian Kraft's pirate-smile logo

=== Milestone 2 ===

* Prepare initial promotional campaigns.

=== Milestone 3 ===

* Add your point here!

=== Milestone 4 ===

* Add your point here!

Spread Open Media

2007-06-26T18:35:23Z

Cameron Parkins:

'''[http://www.spreadopenmedia.com/ Spread Open Media]''' (or SOM) is a project to promote the different Xiph.Org Foundation formats. You may help create or edit content in the official site by making edits in this wiki.

== Why Open Media Matters ==
* You can use, modify, and distribute [[Free software|Free]] software for open formats without needing permission from (or paying royalties to) [[software patent]] holders.
* It has equal or better quality compared with formats that stuff DRM up your nose and get you sued in court.
* You can share media files across P2P and different operating systems, and it will work on those computers because the specification of the formats are open.
* No matter your needs, be it music, speech, video, playlists, or slideshows: open media will cover them.
* If you help spread the word, then you will see more support and compatibility in portable players, which will benefit everyone.
* You can buy music or videos online, and they won't be crippled with DRM.
* You can save your bandwidth in case you author podcasts or stream content, and those will have better quality than when using proprietary formats.
* The more people that use open media, the better formats you can expect in the future, so if you use open media you are making the world a little bit of a better place.
* It's one of those little things that make you feel happier.
* We'll lose our job if you don't use open media, and if we lose our job, I'll shoot this little bunny that I'm holding right now. I'M SERIOUS; DON'T MAKE ME KILL THE LITTLE BUNNY.

== Idea Map ==
[[Project Tasks]]
== Roadmap ==

=== Milestone 0 ===

* Get accounts to key developers
* Fill out this wiki with information from our discussions and slides

=== Milestone 1 ===

* Content, content, content! Seriously.
* Wordpress theme based on mockup by Ivo and Sebastian Kraft's pirate-smile logo

=== Milestone 2 ===

* Prepare initial promotional campaigns.

=== Milestone 3 ===

* Add your point here!

=== Milestone 4 ===

* Add your point here!

Spread Open Media Project Tasks

2007-06-26T18:34:32Z

Cameron Parkins:

These are the general project tasks for the SOM project.

== Project Tasks ==

* Explanation of what spread open media is and what not (in multiple
languages?)
* A nice looking theme for the website (keep multiple languages in mind?)
* Examples of best practices such as an interview I did with SJ Klein for the OLPC
* Clear and concise description / definition for open media formats, until now I focussed on using Bruce Perens' Open Standards definition
* Tutorials about using / creating open media on multiple platforms

Spread Open Media Project Tasks

2007-06-26T18:34:13Z

Cameron Parkins:

'''These are the general project tasks for the SOM project'''

== Project Tasks ==

* Explanation of what spread open media is and what not (in multiple
languages?)
* A nice looking theme for the website (keep multiple languages in mind?)
* Examples of best practices such as an interview I did with SJ Klein for the OLPC
* Clear and concise description / definition for open media formats, until now I focussed on using Bruce Perens' Open Standards definition
* Tutorials about using / creating open media on multiple platforms

Spread Open Media Project Tasks

2007-06-26T18:34:06Z

Cameron Parkins:

'''These are the general project tasks for the SOM project''

== Project Tasks ==

* Explanation of what spread open media is and what not (in multiple
languages?)
* A nice looking theme for the website (keep multiple languages in mind?)
* Examples of best practices such as an interview I did with SJ Klein for the OLPC
* Clear and concise description / definition for open media formats, until now I focussed on using Bruce Perens' Open Standards definition
* Tutorials about using / creating open media on multiple platforms

Spread Open Media Project Tasks

2007-06-26T18:33:30Z

Cameron Parkins:

== Project Tasks ==

* Explanation of what spread open media is and what not (in multiple
languages?)
* A nice looking theme for the website (keep multiple languages in mind?)
* Examples of best practices such as an interview I did with SJ Klein for the OLPC
* Clear and concise description / definition for open media formats, until now I focussed on using Bruce Perens' Open Standards definition
* Tutorials about using / creating open media on multiple platforms

Spread Open Media

2007-06-26T18:31:14Z

Cameron Parkins:

'''[http://www.spreadopenmedia.com/ Spread Open Media]''' (or SOM) is a project to promote the different Xiph.Org Foundation formats. You may help create or edit content in the official site by making edits in this wiki.

== Why Open Media Matters ==
* You can use, modify, and distribute [[Free software|Free]] software for open formats without needing permission from (or paying royalties to) [[software patent]] holders.
* It has equal or better quality compared with formats that stuff DRM up your nose and get you sued in court.
* You can share media files across P2P and different operating systems, and it will work on those computers because the specification of the formats are open.
* No matter your needs, be it music, speech, video, playlists, or slideshows: open media will cover them.
* If you help spread the word, then you will see more support and compatibility in portable players, which will benefit everyone.
* You can buy music or videos online, and they won't be crippled with DRM.
* You can save your bandwidth in case you author podcasts or stream content, and those will have better quality than when using proprietary formats.
* The more people that use open media, the better formats you can expect in the future, so if you use open media you are making the world a little bit of a better place.
* It's one of those little things that make you feel happier.
* We'll lose our job if you don't use open media, and if we lose our job, I'll shoot this little bunny that I'm holding right now. I'M SERIOUS; DON'T MAKE ME KILL THE LITTLE BUNNY.

== Roadmap ==

=== Milestone 0 ===

* Get accounts to key developers
* Fill out this wiki with information from our discussions and slides

=== Milestone 1 ===

* Content, content, content! Seriously.
* Wordpress theme based on mockup by Ivo and Sebastian Kraft's pirate-smile logo

=== Milestone 2 ===

* Prepare initial promotional campaigns.

=== Milestone 3 ===

* Add your point here!

=== Milestone 4 ===

* Add your point here!