Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase

For a long time now, Ubuntu has included on the CD a small collection of media files that can be used to show off a new Ubuntu system. This content has always included a sound and a video clip, both using the free Ogg Vorbis and Theora formats.

For the next release of Ubuntu we want to shake things up a little bit, and ship some content that shows off free culture artists. At the heart of Ubuntu's ethos is a belief in showcasing free software and free culture, and we think it would be an excellent opportunity to show off some free culture artists by putting their media on millions of Ubuntu systems around the word. Although the space restrictions are tight, we think this is too good an opportunity to miss.

So, we present the Ubuntu Free Culture Showcase. How it works is pretty simple:

• Your submission must be no larger than 1MB for the audio and 3MB for the video.

• Upload your submission somewhere online (there are lots of free hosting solutions available such as archive.org). Do not email any of the organisers or judges with your submissions.

• Add your entry to one of the tables below.
• When the deadline for submissions closes, our panel of judges will pick a shortlist, and the Community Council will then pick the final winners from the shortlist.

The deadline for submissions is 4th September 2008.

Submissions

Audio Submissions

All audio submissions must match the following criteria:

• Each submission cannot be larger than 1MB in size.

• The submission must be able to be legally distributed with Ubuntu and be licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/).

• The submission must be available in Ogg Vorbis format.
• You must provide a link to the submission audio - we cannot accept email submissions.

Video Submissions

All audio submissions must match the following criteria:

• Each submission cannot be larger than 3MB in size.

• The submission must be able to be legally distributed with Ubuntu and be licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/).

• The submission must be available in Ogg Theora format.
• You must provide a link to the submission video - we cannot accept email submissions.

Terms

• All submissions must be in by 4th September 2008.
• All decisions by the judges are final.

• All submissions must be licensed as Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/)