Re: GCompris Video 3

On Wednesday 24 April 2024 11:13:20 CEST frances.tait wrote:
> Hi Paul,

Hello Frances,

> Here=E2=80=99s the link, as promised.
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> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DLoO4TgRgvns
> GCompris in India - An Example of Its Global Spread, from a Contributor's
> Perspective. youtube.com

This is wonderful!  We have now got the videos up on the GCompris channel o=
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PeerTube at=20

https://tube.kockatoo.org/w/8Bxt5AqirBV2RutAh1sjr6

We will post the YouTube links of the whole series on places like FB, Twitt=
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and LinkedIn, and then PeerTube link on the Fediverse (Mastodon, Lemmy and=
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PixelFed).

Cheers

Paul

> There seem to be some minor sound issues* (could be my connection, others
> haven=E2=80=99t reported it) and the subs are slightly different to what=
=E2=80=99s being
> said, in parts. The subs file was included in your download if you want to
> amend it for your version.
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> All the best,
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> Frances
> *If it turns out to be universal and we find a way to resolve that I=E2=
=80=99ll let
> you know.
> > On 28 Mar 2024, at 15:56, frances.tait <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > Hello Paul,
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> > I=E2=80=99m delighted to say we are able to offer you the GCompris vide=
os to post
> > on your own channels after all, and apologise for the hiatus while we
> > sorted this out internally.
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> > At some point soon I will give you the link to the latest video like we
> > did last time, and look forward to seeing it on peer tube as well as YT.
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> > As for your other points below (about us having an account there and a =
few
> > other things), we didn=E2=80=99t have time to address that yet, but will
> > consider.
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> > In the meantime, have a great Easter break!
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> > All the best,
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> > Frances
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> >> On 25 Mar 2024, at 12:51, Paul Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
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> >> On Monday, 25 March 2024 10:35:47 CET frances.tait wrote:
> >>> Hi Paul,
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> >>> Thanks for your understanding. I will nonetheless run it by my folks
> >>> again
> >>> to see if =E2=80=98both=E2=80=99 is OK.
> >>>=20
> >>> Just to be clear, as I understand it, we didn=E2=80=99t fear folk wou=
ld switch
> >>> from
> >>> YouTube to PeerTube, rather I think the hope was the other way around:
> >>> that
> >>> KDE folk would watch it on Youtube instead of PeerTube, so we=E2=80=
=99d get the
> >>> extra views, as it=E2=80=99s unlikely PeerTube users would also watch=
 it on
> >>> Youtube.
> >>=20
> >> That is correct. That said, audiences on PT are significantly smaller
> >> than on YT and, as I explain below, you will not move the needle in any
> >> significant way regardless of your decision.
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> >>> What=E2=80=99s your thoughts on that? Do you think we exclude folk fr=
om seeing
> >>> it by sticking to YouTube?
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> >> Definitely. There are whole swathes of the Free Software Internet where
> >> links to YouTube are banned. And then there are the members of the
> >> public who will not watch YT out of principle, because of the invasion
> >> of privacy, the annoying ads, the terrible community, etc.
> >>=20
> >> The way to reach that kind of audience is through platforms like
> >> PeerTube.
> >>=20
> >> Conversely, people who follow you on YT are not suddenly going to jump=
 to
> >>  PT just because you post there too. They are on YT because of inertia,
> >> convenience, they follow more things, they have their own channels, it
> >> is what they know, etc.
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> >> The idea that just because you post to PeerTube, you are suddenly going
> >> to
> >> lose views on YT is not based on reality and not based on evidence
> >> either,
> >> mainly because there is none.
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> >> I can say that posting to PeerTube is probably a smart PR move if you
> >> want to ingratiate yourself with Free Software community members. Other
> >> communities don't care and will be fine with YT, but posting to PT sho=
ws
> >> awareness for the principles of many users and developers. It is a bit
> >> like adding vegan options to food served at an office party, or
> >> respecting other people's pronouns.
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> >> You already have a KDAB Mastodon account, the next step is to have a PT
> >> account and link both. (By the way, your KDAB Mastodon account is not
> >> verified. You should look into that).
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> >> As mentioned some time ago, I can set you up with a channel on the
> >> KDE-and-
> >> friends instance at  https://tube.kockatoo.org . I can make it look
> >> similar to what you have on YT and make it so it virtually manages
> >> itself, as anything you post to YT will automatically be replicated on
> >> PT without human intervention.
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> >> I can then hand you the keys and you do your thing and see insights on
> >> each
> >> video if you need it. Insights are not as comprehensive as on YT, but =
are
> >> probably enough for most needs (see attached screenshot).
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> >> Cheers
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> >> Paul
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> >>>> On 22 Mar 2024, at 19:58, Paul Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
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> >>>> Our original idea was to be able to give you coverage on YT _AND_
> >>>> PeerTube,
> >>>> adding coverage, not subtracting from it. Since it is highly unlikely
> >>>> that
> >>>> YouTube viewers will go out of the way to go to PeerTube to watch yo=
ur
> >>>> videos we were not expecting this to affect negatively your viewing
> >>>> numbers -- and indeed it wouldn't have.
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> >>> ----
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> >>> Frances Tait | [email protected] | Marketing and Partner relations
> >>> Klar=C3=A4lvdalens Datakonsult AB, a KDAB Group company
> >>> Tel: Sweden (HQ) +46-563-540090, USA +1-866-777-KDAB(5322)
> >>> KDAB - Trusted Software Excellence
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> > ----
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> > Frances Tait | [email protected] | Marketing and Partner relations
> > Klar=C3=A4lvdalens Datakonsult AB, a KDAB Group company
> > Tel: Sweden (HQ) +46-563-540090, USA +1-866-777-KDAB(5322)
> > KDAB - Trusted Software Excellence
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> ----
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> Frances Tait | [email protected] | Marketing and Partner relations
> Klar=C3=A4lvdalens Datakonsult AB, a KDAB Group company
> Tel: Sweden (HQ) +46-563-540090, USA +1-866-777-KDAB(5322)
> KDAB - Trusted Software Excellence


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