On this day two years ago, the very first episode of Linux Outlaws was released to the world.
In the two years that followed, we got an Ogg feed, moved to Libsyn, were crowned #2 Linux podcast by Linux Format Magazine, created the forum, designed our own merchandising, lost a whole show, started doing interviews, were interviewed ourselves, met for the first time, went to LugRadio Live and Linux Tag, moved to a dedicated server, failed several times, started to stream the recordings live, opened the Outlaw Archives, got into the Top 5 on Podcast Alley, had people cover our show’s theme music, recorded more than 100 shows, and most importantly, had a lot of fun in the process!
We now have consistently more than 6,500 downloads per episode and around 70-100 people watching the live stream each week. The forum has over 1,200 registered members and the official microblogging account (@linuxoutlaws) has more than 1,000 followers on Twitter and more than 500 on identi.ca. Pretty amazing for a little project that started as a crazy, random idea that neither of us thought would go anywhere, huh? But the best news of all: We still love doing the show every week and have no intention to stop doing it. So here’s to more fail-laden Linux reporting, crazy jokes, laugh-out-loud moments, Microsoft-bashing and weird music in the third year of the improbable, non-localised podcasting phenomenon that is Linux Outlaws!
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As you said, we never really expected the show to become the size it has. I’ve mentioned many times that my initial ambition was to get to 100 listeners, I would have been impressed at that. Then we hit 1000 and from there it was like a snowball effect. Thanks to everyone who’s listened and contributed to the show in the last couple of years, it’s been a ball :)
Hey you!
You’re so awesome! Keep going!!!
I’ve became your fan from the very first episode I heard.
You’re great! You’re perfect! You’re super!
I’m listening your Episode #1. So much fun. Why wouldn’t you use your first intro music in upcoming shows? just for fun, only once.
I think that could be interesting..
Hmmm… Interesting idea… :)
Thanks for the nice words!
Congratulations fellows! Can we start celebrating the anniversary now?
“I’m doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won’t be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones.” – Linus Torvalds.
@Jezra: Go ahead, knock yourselves out! ;)
@Michael: Hehehe… :D
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