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> I wonder how we could evangelize Linux Audio more effectively to the<br>> outside world?<br><br>Linux audio needs marketing, it needs to get some editorial space (which is<br>basically free advertising) that says the platform and tools are where people<br>should maybe consider being.<br><br>Now the Harrison boys might have some reason to do that but I doubt it, ie, <br>they have a marketing budget but I don't think that will be for promoting the<br>Linux product line.<br><br>It might be possible to poll/harass/promote linux audio with some of the audio<br>magazines and see if anybody wants to pick up the story and run with it. I only<br>rarely read these and their current focus may be away from free platforms and<br>into apps at the moment.<br><br>After that, if their attention can be grabbed, somebody has to decide what to<br>present. That will be difficult. Corporate marketing messages are all about<br>focusing on the current developments, the differentiators and the message<br>that the company wants to take to the market. The rather anarchic Linux<br>Audio community might not have a single coherent message that they want<br>to be brought across: what does Linux Audio have to offer? Read that <br>statement carefully, it is not intended as a challenge as I think linux audio<br>has a lot to offer however that has to be packaged into a 'nugget', a single<br>message that goes out to the market.<br><br>Regards, nick.<br> </body>
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