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[Jan Depner]

We probably need a reworked or redesigned small logo for JAMin since we
changed the name from JAM.  If you find the time ;-)

Jan


On Mon, 2004-01-26 at 08:43, iriXx wrote:
> regarding grafiks....
> 
> this is one area i have always wanted to contribute in... i'm no 
> programmer, by any means, but want to give something to the community - 
> i am, however, a professional graphic designer.
> 
> i've had a few gos but mostly have been limited by time of late... i 
> still havent forgotten this though and would very much like to help in 
> graphics development of audio software.
> 
> just raising my hand...
> 
> m~ / iriXx
> 
> Patrick Shirkey wrote:
> 
> > Now that we have firmly established the neccesity of having an 
> > official group that focuses on the professional representation of the 
> > Linux Audio community, I'd like to discuss some more points which 
> > should be added to the resources that are being provided for people to 
> > take home at the trade show. Also It would also be useful to identify 
> > some targets we want to promote to.
> >
> > Obviously we are already being represented in SoS and other mags have 
> > started the process of representation too. That's very gratifying for 
> > the people who have been around for a while doing the hard work.
> >
> >
> > What are the main prejudices towards Libre audio software?
> >
> > I can think of a few.
> >
> > 1. Not cool to look at
> > 2. Too geeky
> > 3. Difficult to use, "Complicated"
> > 4. Unstable
> > 5. Installation is difficult
> >
> >
> > 1. We have come a long way recently with the looks of the GUIs. 
> > Unfortunately not many of us are grafik artists. That makes it hard 
> > for us to get da funky looks goin on. There have been a few people who 
> > offered to work on grafiks but so far they are mostly dead air. Still 
> > we have some great artists out there contributing. gdam, ardour, ssm, 
> > seq24, Jamin, RTMix, vstserver, hydrogen, MusE, rosegarden, jackeq...
> >
> > 2. Too geeky. We need more recordings to be released.
> >
> > 3. Difficult and complicated. Very true. It doesn't bother me, infact 
> > I think it is good for my DJ persona. (Apparently everyone in Korea 
> > thinks I play abstract music ;] ) Did anyone complain when they 
> > couldn't play a Jimi solo the first time they picked up a guitar????
> >
> > 4. Unstable. Not so bad these days. The team working on JACK has made 
> > huge steps in this field. I regularly play for many hours at a time 
> > while DJing. The only thing that stops me is unearthed mains (there 
> > are a lot of those in Korea :/
> >
> > 5. Installation: Maybe (for the trade show) we need a really big sign 
> > with:
> >        
> > --------------
> >         3 steps to Linux audio happiness
> >
> >          ./configure;make;make install
> >
> >            --- it's that simple! ---
> > ---------------
> >
> > Improving the ALSA install would be a big plus too. I've heard of OSS 
> > being very user friendly a few times in the past year.  The problem 
> > seems not to be installing ALSA but getting it working after install. 
> > The install process could provide a flag to write the 
> > /etc/modules.conf file and the .asoundrc for a start.
> >
> > Maybe someone just needs to explain to me what the alsaconf utility 
> > does so I can write it up :)
> >
> > <psuedo philosophical>
> >
> > This is a very good opportunity to promote and Daniel should be 
> > commended for doing the hard yakka to set it up. Now we have the 
> > chance to capitalise on this. If history tells the truth, Messman and 
> > the Novell corporatists are muscling in to affect the direction. We 
> > have to dig in even harder now to make sure we don't get washed away 
> > in the tidal wave.
> >
> > </phil>
> >
> >
> > Prevention is better than the cure - anon
> >
> >
> 
> 
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> 
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