[linux-audio-dev] promoting LAC 2007

[Lars Luthman]

On Tue, 2007-03-27 at 07:46 -0500, Dave Phillips wrote:
> Malte Steiner wrote:
> 
> > so far I cant find reports on LAC 2007 on Blogs or newspages, neither 
> > on Linux related nor electronic music ones. 
> 
> Nope, they're generally not interested. The last time I notified 
> Slashdot about the conference they put it in their Linux section and it 
> got little response (except from the typical /. crowd of naysayers. 
> There was no mention of it at all this year.

I agree that not many people that aren't directly involved with Linux
audio software care about it, but the Slashdot crowd is hardly
representative for most Linux and free software users. I hope.


> LJ didn't think it worthy enough to fund a reporter's trip. AFAIK there 
> were no official reps from any major music or music tech magazines. The 
> commercial music software market is small, small enough for the 
> manufacturers to possibly perceive Linux audio software as a most 
> unwelcome alternative.

Wasn't this years LAC sponsored by Ableton though?


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