[linux-audio-dev] [OT] marketing hype

[Marek Peteraj]

On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 23:18, Steve Harris wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 10, 2004 at 12:26:07 +0200, Marek Peteraj wrote:
> > > I don't want to see linux apps turning into slickly hyped lifestyle
> > > products like the rest of the music software business. We should push
> > > the advantages we have,
> > 
> > What advantages? Free as in beer?
> 
> Free as in beer is good. Not having to use windows is good. Mostly I just
> like the tools - varied, sometimes wacky and generally really versatile and
> easy to hack.
>  
> > I've never seen such inapt community btw, which is totally ignorant in
> > organizing itself. See the gnome community which started to exist the
> > same year. They have more conferences per year, one of them being
> > huge(guadec) with sponsors, larger companies involved, and *most* of
> > *all* they're a centralised community.   
> 
> Good. I /like/ the current (lack of) linux audio community. Its not like
> we're one homogenous organisation. Were just a bunch of people who hack
> linux audio systems. Its great :)
> 
> The only real connection we have is that were all doing audio hacking
> under linux - some are using GTK and C, some Qt and C++, some python...

Right. And most people do use linux audio standards - JACK, LADSPA,
ALSA. And lots of people from here talk about them and make them better.
> 
> I think the linux audio world is too small and varied to have a tightly
> knit organisation like the Gnome guys.

But.. why are you participating in linuxaudio.org then? Seriously, i
don't understand, no sarcasm.

Marek