[LAU] poll : Advertising vs Linux Audio

[rosea.grammostola]

On 04/22/2012 01:04 PM, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
>
> On Sun, April 22, 2012 12:52 pm, Jeremy Jongepier wrote:
>> On 04/22/2012 05:13 AM, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
>>> Do other people here have any strong opinions on the usefulness of
>>> advertising in the Linux Audio community?
>>>
>>
>> Yes. I completely adhere to Robin's stance.
>>
>
> You do realise that many of the tools being produced by the Linux Audio
> Community are being used in the advertising industry which makes us all
> complicit in supporting it to start with.

Makes no sense.

We may even make enough money in
> the process to pay some of our community members and help them to be
> productive and motivated.

If there is a need for this, then start something like the Blender 
Foundation, and make a decent plan which tells us why we need money and 
how we think we'll gain the money.

Atm I think: Mo money, mo problems! :)

\r