[linux-audio-dev] Re: linuxaudio.org

[Jan Depner]

Wow!  I managed to delete every single one of those ridiculous
linuxaudio.org posts.  I think I've got carpal tunnel syndrome though. 
Now, is everybody happy?  If not, can we please move this thread to the
mailing list at whining.org and return our attention to something
important?

Jan


On Wed, 2004-01-21 at 15:55, Marek Peteraj wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I still don't    understand   how the Linuxaudio.org  consortium    is
> > represting anyone  but its members (as is  the case for all consortia,
> > which usually don't represent anyone but their own members).
> 
> We all want to promote Linux Audio. The question is - what's the best
> way to do it?
> 
> As i see it, the term 'linuxaudio' unifies the following:
> *linux audio developers
> *linux audio users
> *linux audio applications/projects 
> 
> We shoudln't further fragment the community by setting up more mailing
> lists and using a domainname which can act as an entrance or a meeting
> point for all the 3 mentioned above.
> 
> The second problem is - protection. OSS software can be easily abused as
> it's 'naked' so to speak. Having a consortium consisting of companies
> and projects seems like having both a wolf and a sheep in one bag.
> Besides it's not clear whether the companies mentioned on the la.org
> members page have any relation to the applications mentioned on the same
> page. 
> 
> Marek
>