I tend to go with what Robin and Paul say as these two guys are really smart and a lot smarter than me.<br>Robin makes great points and Paul's 'move on' is awesome!<br>However, like Robin says things like support from these companies are better than the 50.00.<br>
Patrick has a big heart and maybe its best to give it a try and call it a 'test' or pilot since the dollar amount is so low.<br>If it ends up being a headache squash it.<br>BTW if there is anything Linux Audio that needs extra server or attention I have a space to park stuff (for free) just <br>
as a way to pay back to Linux Audio for all the help I received over the years.<br><br>Thank you<br>Ron<br>Indamixx<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 7:57 AM, Patrick Shirkey <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pshirkey@boosthardware.com">pshirkey@boosthardware.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="im"><br>
On Mon, April 23, 2012 1:48 pm, Dan S wrote:<br>
> Hi Patrick,<br>
><br>
> Firstly, if this is indeed a poll of general LAU members, my vote is<br>
> for the position articulated by Robin Gareus. Seems like quite a few<br>
> others agree.<br>
><br>
<br>
</div>Sure, I know that there are plenty of people who agree with Robin. I am<br>
wondering how many people feel that there is room for advertising and it<br>
turns out that I am not the only person who thinks there is a place for<br>
it.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> Secondly, if it is a poll, it is extremely bad form to summarise the<br>
> positions in terms where you deliberately describe one side as having<br>
> extreme views about "evil blight on humanity" and "plague" and the<br>
> other side as being much more moderate.<br>
><br>
<br>
</div>You may have missed some of the earlier thread on the Consortium list<br>
where a couple of people did say pretty much exactly what I wrote and a<br>
bit more than that too.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
<br>
> It's also bad form to initiate a "poll" and then reply to criticise<br>
> people who vote.<br>
><br>
<br>
</div>If you had been around here long enough you would pretty much expect that<br>
there was gonna be a lengthy debate on the topic ;-P Also that I have a<br>
certain provocative style when I want to.<br>
<br>
IMO it's what makes this list so interesting. So many bright people with<br>
so many points of view who are not afraid to share their opinions with<br>
anyone who cares to read.<br>
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"><br>
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> Best<br>
> Dan<br>
><br>
><br>
> 2012/4/22 Patrick Shirkey <<a href="mailto:pshirkey@boosthardware.com">pshirkey@boosthardware.com</a>>:<br>
>> Hi,<br>
>><br>
>> Some of you may know that we are having a discussion on the Consortium<br>
>> mailing list at the moment about the role of advertising in the Linux<br>
>> Audio Community. Specifically the discussion is focused around the<br>
>> possibility of having some paid ads on a *couple* of the subdomains that<br>
>> are hosted at Linuxaudio.org.<br>
>><br>
>> The views for and against appear to be very polarised. I would like to<br>
>> know what other people who may not be monitoring the Consortium list<br>
>> have<br>
>> to say about this topic.<br>
>><br>
>> One camp feels that advertising is an evil blight on humanity and should<br>
>> be avoided "where ever" possible. Although that appears to be a flexible<br>
>> "where ever" due to having supported advertising by some supportive<br>
>> companies in the past.<br>
>><br>
>> The other camp thinks that advertising can be a useful way for the Linux<br>
>> Audio Community to promote brands that support Linux Audio and by<br>
>> association increase the general public awareness of the viability of<br>
>> using Linux Audio as a business platform and another way to potentially<br>
>> raise funds which can be used to advance the entire platform.<br>
>><br>
>> Do other people here have any strong opinions on the usefulness of<br>
>> advertising in the Linux Audio community?<br>
>><br>
>> Should it be avoided like the plague or does it have some value that can<br>
>> be integrated provided we set some boundaries?<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Cheers<br>
>><br>
>> --<br>
>> Patrick Shirkey<br>
>> Boost Hardware Ltd<br>
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