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Dear GNU/Linux folk, We Are Change Europe are starting their own radio station and have put out a call for help. Seeing as it involves Debian and IceCast, I thought it might prove worthwhile to forward their plea to the DCGLUG list. Would anyone here be interested in running an Icecast relay server to support their project? Here is their original message: --- Greetings fellow humans! I want to inform you all about the latest project We Are Change is working on! As you all understand by now, it's imperative that the media gets competition in spreading information / reaching people at home and work. A lot of other groups and organizations are already active on the internet with streaming media. Last month, the founding chapter in New York debuted the first We Are Change Television broadcast, a nice kick-off for even more to come. The next stage is creating an international internet radio station based on the beliefs and goals of We Are Change. The need is clearly visible for a platform that offers people a way to spread information (video/pictures/text) with the intention to reach millions. This all is possible if we work together cohesively. We are currently working on all details for the station itself, for example- music / programming / etc. All chapters are encouraged to participate, because we indeed need lots of help getting it up and running. At the moment, we have open spots for radio hosts, producers, graphical artists, IT developers, web developers, content suggestions, but the main thing we need is capacity. Our server in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, can maintain +/-1000 concurrent connections. And that does not quite cut it. But there is a simple way people can contribute to this project. Run an Icecast (Shoutcast) relay servers for We Are Change where more listeners can connect to. You can even do this with a small connection, every possible listener counts! College students are especially encouraged to help due to their access to fast net connections. Please do what you can and pass this message on. If you happen to own your own server, get in contact with us ASAP. Please do what you can and pass this message on. In Solidarity, Colleen Harding We Are Change Wilkes-Barre-Scranton, United States wearechangenepa@xxxxxxxxx We Are Change radio website (just a basic setup that will absolutely change, input welcome) http://wearechangeradio.net/ information about used programs/services: IceCast: http://icecast.org/ IceCast introduction: http://en.flossmanuals.net/TheoraCookbook/IcecastIntro Streaming basics: http://en.flossmanuals.net/TheoraCookbook/WhatIsStreaming Debian GNU/Linux: http://debian.org/ WeAreChange believes in FREE Software, so we choose to use Debian GNU / Linux as our core platform. --- Thanks for your time :) Regards, Ralph. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html