Consortium

consortium@lists.linuxaudio.org

461 discussions

by Jeremy Jongepier

First of all happy new year!! Went for Hetzner and as a primer I first moved the planet site to the new Hetzner instance. Next up are the other sites. As soon as I've done that I'll reply here. I'm setting up the new web instance in such a way that migration should go as seamless as possible. New server lives at 195.201.118.158. SSH is disabled at the moment though, I will enable it once I've migrated all the sites. If you need to verify fingerprints when SSH is enabled then please let me know. Best, Jeremy

1 year, 11 months

We have to move!

by Jeremy Jongepier

Dear all, As of February 1st 2023 all linuxaudio.org data has to be moved away from our current hoster. Out of courtesy it has been running for free on Fuga's Openstack platform for almost 5 years (for which I owe them endless gratitude, thanks Fuga!) but the region linuxaudio.org is running in is going to be removed. We are offered a very fair discount when we are to move to another Fuga region but unfortunately that would still get rather expensive, despite the discount. So I'd like to propose moving to Hetzner. I'm already backing up the complete linuxaudio.org archive in their object store and it would be relatively easy to spin up an instance or two (one for web and one for mail) at Hetzner and couple it to the existing object store. Hetzner is also one of the very few providers that allow for running your own mail server which would also mean we would be freed from our current mail gateway (which we don't have control over, it's a closed source black box, iow, I don't like it :D). Drawback will be that it's going to cost us. It won't be much, in the order of €50 to €100 per year, and personally I won't mind to pay in advance for the moment, I already do so for the linuxaudio.org domain name and the current backups. But maybe we could think about setting something up for donations. Feedback? Suggestions? Objections? Other ideas? Shoot! Bear in mind though that I'm pretty determined to move to Hetzner, they're reliable, cheap, easy to work with and EU based. Best, Jeremy

2 years

unsubscrbe

by Elliott Chapin

unsubscribe -- https://elliottchapin.ca https://www.ethicalhost.ca/manager/aff.php?aff=146nn

2 years

Re: [Consortium] We have to move!

by dlphillips＠woh.rr.com

Greetings to all ! Please count me in for a donation to the cause, I'm happy to contribute. Two of the three machines here in the studio are running Linux, I am indeed still in *nix land. :) Yes, I'm working primarily on a Mac Mini M1, really wonderful hardware, and no, I'm not doing much different from what I was doing before. Basic sound/music stack here is still mainly open-source compiled locally. But the M1 just smokes my old desktop machine. I hope you & yours all enjoy a most satisfying holiday season ! Best regards, dp -----------------------------------------From: "Ico Bukvic" To: "Robin Gareus" Cc: "Fons Adriaensen", "Jeremy Jongepier", "Nils Hilbricht", "Dave Phillips", "Daniel James" Sent: Thursday December 8 2022 12:27:58PM Subject: Re: [Consortium] We have to move! ... also Dave who has been one of the pillars of this community. Granted, recently he has transitioned onto a darker side (Mac), but at least he is still in the *nix land :-)

2 years

LAC

by Will Godfrey

Is there any interest in getting this back? Even another on-line conference would be better than nothing. I'm concerned that the longer the delay, the less likely this becomes :( -- Will J Godfrey {apparently now an 'elderly'} https://willgodfrey.bandcamp.com/ http://yoshimi.github.io Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song.

2 years

Re: [Consortium] Linuxaudio.org update and next steps--call for community input and participation

by dlphillips＠woh.rr.com

Greetings ! Apologies for this so-late response. My time is rather limited these days, and I wanted to have enough of it to compose this message. First, great thanks to Ico for his first-class stewardship of the Consortium. We should at least get him a t-shirt. :) Next, in good conscience I should remove myself from membership in the Consortium. Late last year I switched to a Mac Mini M1 for most of my music purposes. It's a tale in itself, but suffice to say that I had reached the Point Of Final Frustration with my Linux desktop box, and at the time the best solution was the M1. I continue to use Linux on my laptop. The desktop box is primarily a file-server now, though I do plan to revive its Linux music capability. Finally, I hope you & yours are all healthy and doing well these days. The past few years have been difficult everywhere, I sincerely hope you've all taken good care of yourselves and will continue to do so. All blessings upon you all. Best regards, dp

2 years, 5 months

Linuxaudio.org update and next steps--call for community input and participation

by Ico Bukvic

Dear Colleagues and fellow Linux Audio enthusiasts, It's been quite a few years since Linuxaudio.org consortium has maintained an active presence beyond serving as a nexus for all things Linux audio. Almost two decades ago when the consortium was formed by Daniel James et al., Linux was in need of a concerted effort to improve audio on Linux, as well as expand its visibility and adoption. Today, Linux is ubiquitous and its audio infrastructure arguably superior to alternatives, including commercial efforts by industry behemoths, such as Apple and Microsoft. Likewise, the Linux audio software has been growing and maturing by leaps and bounds, with an increasing number of commercial vendors also embracing it as a viable platform both for studio and entertainment purposes. Undoubtedly, we could have never reached these new and impressive levels without this community and its commitment and energy. And as Linux audio matured, the consortium role increasingly shifted to that of offering community resources and historical preservation. Following a hack in 2018, thanks to Jeremy Jongepier and Robin Gareus' help, we transitioned the hosting away from Virginia Tech while doing our best to ensure a seamless transition. Shortly thereafter, the world faced the COVID-19 pandemic. So, here we are, in 2022, at what appears to be (hopefully!) the tail end of the pandemic. Linuxaudio.org has fully embraced its primary role as an online resource, including archiving of the Linux Audio Conference materials, and hosting longest-running community mailing lists pertaining to the Linux audio. With this, I believe we have arrived at the end of consortium's first chapter. I see this as an opportunity for the community to reflect on what we believe Linux audio needs in 2022 and onwards and how the consortium may need to evolve to better meet these newfound opportunities and challenges. Just as importantly, having served as the consortium's director for almost two decades, I believe it is time for me to step down and make room for new leadership. If the community so desires, we may also want to use this as an opportunity to transition away from what may be seen as a traditional form of organizational structure and instead explore forming a committee of key community members, each with their own specific tasks and areas of focus. With all this in mind, I invite your feedback and input, including (self-)nominations for service on the proposed committee and/or my successor. The aspirational goal is to form the committee and/or select the successor by the end of July 2022. I sincerely look forward to your input and feedback. Best, Ico -- Ivica Ico Bukvic, D.M.A. Director, Creativity + Innovation Director, Human-Centered Design iPhD Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology Virginia Tech Creative Technologies in Music School of Performing Arts – 0141 Blacksburg, VA 24061 (540) 231-6139 ico(a)vt.edu ci.icat.vt.edu l2ork.icat.vt.edu ico.bukvic.net

2 years, 5 months

Re: [Consortium] [LAA] Linuxaudio.org update and next steps--call for community input and participation

by Ico Bukvic

Thank you, Renick. -- Ivica Ico Bukvic, D.M.A. Director, Creativity + Innovation Director, Human-Centered Design iPhD Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology Virginia Tech Creative Technologies in Music School of Performing Arts – 0141 Blacksburg, VA 24061 (540) 231-6139 ico(a)vt.edu ci.icat.vt.edu l2ork.icat.vt.edu ico.bukvic.net On Sun, Jul 3, 2022 at 1:34 PM Renick Bell <renick(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Ico, > > Thanks so much for your efforts! > > Renick > > On Sun, Jul 3, 2022 at 9:16 PM Ico Bukvic <ico(a)vt.edu> wrote: > > > > Dear Colleagues and fellow Linux Audio enthusiasts, > > > > It's been quite a few years since Linuxaudio.org consortium has > maintained an active presence beyond serving as a nexus for all things > Linux audio. Almost two decades ago when the consortium was formed by > Daniel James et al., Linux was in need of a concerted effort to improve > audio on Linux, as well as expand its visibility and adoption. Today, Linux > is ubiquitous and its audio infrastructure arguably superior to > alternatives, including commercial efforts by industry behemoths, such as > Apple and Microsoft. Likewise, the Linux audio software has been growing > and maturing by leaps and bounds, with an increasing number of commercial > vendors also embracing it as a viable platform both for studio and > entertainment purposes. > > > > Undoubtedly, we could have never reached these new and impressive levels > without this community and its commitment and energy. And as Linux audio > matured, the consortium role increasingly shifted to that of offering > community resources and historical preservation. Following a hack in 2018, > thanks to Jeremy Jongepier and Robin Gareus' help, we transitioned the > hosting away from Virginia Tech while doing our best to ensure a seamless > transition. Shortly thereafter, the world faced the COVID-19 pandemic. > > > > So, here we are, in 2022, at what appears to be (hopefully!) the tail > end of the pandemic. Linuxaudio.org has fully embraced its primary role as > an online resource, including archiving of the Linux Audio Conference > materials, and hosting longest-running community mailing lists pertaining > to the Linux audio. With this, I believe we have arrived at the end of > consortium's first chapter. I see this as an opportunity for the community > to reflect on what we believe Linux audio needs in 2022 and onwards and how > the consortium may need to evolve to better meet these newfound > opportunities and challenges. > > > > Just as importantly, having served as the consortium's director for > almost two decades, I believe it is time for me to step down and make room > for new leadership. If the community so desires, we may also want to use > this as an opportunity to transition away from what may be seen as a > traditional form of organizational structure and instead explore forming a > committee of key community members, each with their own specific tasks and > areas of focus. > > > > With all this in mind, I invite your feedback and input, including > (self-)nominations for service on the proposed committee and/or my > successor. The aspirational goal is to form the committee and/or select the > successor by the end of July 2022. > > > > I sincerely look forward to your input and feedback. > > > > Best, > > > > Ico > > > > -- > > Ivica Ico Bukvic, D.M.A. > > Director, Creativity + Innovation > > Director, Human-Centered Design iPhD > > Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology > > > > Virginia Tech > > Creative Technologies in Music > > School of Performing Arts – 0141 > > Blacksburg, VA 24061 > > (540) 231-6139 > > ico(a)vt.edu > > > > ci.icat.vt.edu > > l2ork.icat.vt.edu > > ico.bukvic.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Linux-audio-announce mailing list > > Linux-audio-announce(a)lists.linuxaudio.org > > https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-announce > > > > -- > Renick Bell > - http://renickbell.net > - http://twitter.com/renick >

2 years, 5 months

Re: [Consortium] Linuxaudio.org update and next steps--call for community input and participation

by John Rigg

On Sun July 3 16:16:53 CEST 2022 Fons Adriaensen wrote: > Re. the latter, I'm concerned that more and more of the essential > infrastucture of Linux audio (and Linux in general) is being > controlled by a few big commercial players. For example Pipewire > and previously Pulseaudio. Compare that to how e.g. Jack or LV2 > were developed. There are some advantages to that of course, but > I'm not convinced this is always a Good Thing (TM). This.

2 years, 5 months

New kid on the block

by Will Godfrey

Just seen the link on LAD. I hadn't realised this list existed, and probably like most others had only a hazy idea there was some sort of organisation in place. To attract new people, might it be an idea to somehow get information out as to what is done behind the scenes? I don't know that I can offer much apart from morale support. -- Will J Godfrey {apparently now an 'elderly'}

2 years, 5 months

Jump to page:

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

Consortium