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NerdTV Coming in September

Posted by timothy on from the in-time-for-school dept.

Random BedHead Ed writes "After years of development, Robert X. Cringely's NerdTV is finally on its way, and will be released September 6th. The program will feature interviews with prominent nerds, such as Bill Joy and Macintosh programmer Andy Hertzfeld. But far from being a normal television show, it will be downloadable. As Cringely explained last week in his column, BitTorrent and the expansion of broadband made this the right time for such a move. The show will be available at pbs.org/nerdtv/, where there is currently an information page. Larry Lessig points out that the show will be distributed under a Creative Commons license - the specific license is not specified, but Cringely and PBS say that noncommercial use and redistribution will be allowed."

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  1. Yeah! by de+Bois-Guilbert · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is way cool.
    Really nice for us geographically challanged non-americans to get it without the usual half-a-year waiting period too.

  2. Free=Respect by sigloiv · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Just the fact that someone is giving their show away over the internet for free earns enough respect for me to actually give this a look. I haven't ever heard of the host, but if he's smart enough to know about Creative Commons liscenses he's better than 90% of the computer show people out there.

    --
    Software is like sex. It's better when it's free. -Linus Torvalds
  3. Bittorrent by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It would be great if they used bittorrent to distribute the programming. The more valid legal reasons for bittorrent to exist the better.

  4. Re:When did it become ok ? by jejones · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I suppose one could try to give it the PC "reclaim a derogatory term" spin, but... perhaps I should just suggest viewing Revenge of the Nerds.

  5. Re:When did it become ok ? by 99BottlesOfBeerInMyF · · Score: 4, Insightful

    how about a home remodeling show "Fags have fun with your living room" ?

    You know the term "queer" as in "Queer Eye for a Straight Guy" used to be an offensive term too, but some homosexuals embraced the term rather than being offended by it. I'd say the term "nerd" is likewise a badge of pride among many people. After all you're reading a site that says, "News for Nerds" right at the top of it.

  6. Re:When did it become ok ? by RobotRunAmok · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Here's a tip: You cannot give offense, you can only take it.

    To paraphrase that icon of Nerd-dom, James Kirk, "Sorry about your thin skin, but as we say on Earth, 'C'est la vie.'"