[Consortium] LAD

Marek Peteraj marpet at naex.sk
Sat Jan 31 20:28:17 EST 2004


On Sat, 2004-01-31 at 18:55, iriXx wrote:
> Marek Peteraj wrote:
> 
> >>when the new LAD site is up, i will suggest LAUD as the new 
> >>general-purpose acronym for the community around the lists. however, 
> >>for practical reasons, i would like to retain LA[DAU] as shorthand 
> >>for the individual lists. those who don't like the accidental 
> >>connotation can spell it out :)
> >>i'm with andrea in that changing the name is not going to change the 
> >>attitude.
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >"Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)"
> >Lad Lad, n. OE. ladde, of Celtic origin; cf. W. llawd, Ir.
> >   lath. root123. Cf. Lass.
> >   1. A boy; a youth; a stripling. ``Cupid is a knavish lad.''
> >      --Shak.
> >
> >            There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves
> >            and two small fishes.                 --John vi. 9.
> >
> >   2. A companion; a comrade; a mate.
> >
> >   Lad's love. (Bot.) See Boy's love, under Boy.
> >
> >"Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)"
> >Lad Lad, obs.
> >   p. p. of Lead, to guide. --Chaucer.
> >
> >"WordNet (r) 2.0"
> >lad
> >     n 1: a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at
> >          the door"; "he's a likable cuss" syn: chap, fellow,
> >           feller, gent, fella, blighter, cuss
> >     2: a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) syn: cub,
> >         laddie, sonny, sonny boy
> >
> >I'm not sure LAUD is the right abbrev. since LAU stands for users, LAD for developers.
> >The interpretation could be misleading.
> >
> >Linux AUDio
> >Linux Audio Users Developers
> >
> >+
> >
> >LAD has been here since 7 years or so, i don't think it's worth changing it.
> >People got used to it.

i mean for 7 years, since 1997, archived since 1998 IIRC.

> >
> >There are some very cool female linux audio developers, there's Melanie, the author of DJPlay IIRC
> >and there's Alicia(don't know her family name) doing some very cool physical modelling research.
> >  
> >
> 
> 
> and me.
> 
> Marek, did you actually read my story of my experiences of being snubbed 
> when i had a female name on LAD?

I did, but i think there's nothing to hide, it's very nice to see female
developers and users on LAD/LAU.

The problem with LAUD is that it represents both users and developers,
but there are 2 mailing lists.

Besides, it's time to make LAD a better word. :)

Marek




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