9 Mar
2004
9 Mar
'04
12:49 p.m.
we had
not scheduled any "official" LA Consortium roundtable;
I don't think that matters if the subjects are being discussed anyway.
Perhaps we can organise a get-together for consortium members outside
of the formal conference timetable, eg a social event where we can
discuss ideas over dinner/beer/your refreshment of choice...
we
have planned to let a panel discussion take place on the last day
(Sunday, May 2nd, around 3 PM). The topic for this discussion is
not fixed yet (we thought about things like "Linux audio - what's
missing?" or "Is it a viable alternative to Windows/MacOS X now?"),
I think the very existence of the conference proves that it's a viable
alternative!
What would be your topic suggestions for this
roundtable?
I think an interesting question would be 'Should libre audio software
compete for mainstream users?' since this brings up further questions
about interoperability with proprietary software, ease of use versus
dumbed-down interfaces and so on.
Cheers
Daniel