Now that the Linux Action Show is 3 years old… I thought now would be a good time to take a look back at the last few years and see just how far things have come (and how the mere existence of the Linux Action Show has changed the face of Linux and podcasting… for ever).

According to Wikipedia, the very first episode ever was June 10, 2006.

This is false.  The first show was, in fact, recorded on June 6, 2006.

This is, of course, just another example of Wikipedia attempting to rob us of our accomplishments and contributions to the world.  Those 4 days… they are precious.

Here’s a few other tidbits that are, suspiciously, absent form the Linux Action Show Wikipedia article:

• The first episode was recorded with yours truley riding a lion.  That I had just tamed that morning.  With my voice.
• We’re pretty sure Chris killed a guy once… simply by being too awesome all the time.

Other examples of extremely important things that Wikipedia seeks to erradicate from the globe, simply because of their relation to Jupiter Broadcasting: “Gadook” and “Foundational Beer“.

To list out the ways in which the big show impacted Linux itself… is not physically possible.  MySQL databases simply cannot hold that many characters.

I’ll sum all of that up with this:

“Dear all of the internet and the universe.  You are welcome.  Sincerely, Bryan.”

Which brings me to the topic of “Linux Podcasting”.  Turns out… we’ve had a little impact there as well.  Oh!  I have an idea!  Time for a bulleted list of how we impacted a few shows!

• The Linux Link Tech Show has existed for many years.  But, prior, to being inspired by the Linux Action Show… they were known simply as “The Waffle Discussion Hour with Pat”.
• Lug Radio, upon hearing our first episode, immediately disbanded and ceased production.  Their leader, Jono Bacon, is quoted as saying, “I think the hosts of the Linux Action Show are super-duper attractive and it’s really weird how much I talk about that fact to everyone I meet.  Like… I talk about it way too much.”
• FLOSS Weekly, feeling the threat of competition, have decided to cut down on the amount of time per episode they talk about MacOS X (down to 93% from 95%).
• You know you’ve hit the big time when entire shows are created for no other purpose than to talk about how pretty you are (*cough* Linux Cranks and Linux Outlaws *cough*).

We’ll be showing everyone how it is done tomorrow (the 6th) at 4pm (PST.

To recap:

NICE.