14 Feb
2008
14 Feb
'08
10:24 a.m.
Hi Ico,
Perhaps. But in order to gain credibility of the series as a resource of
good quality art (even though ironically, such selection process is
unavoidably subjective), there has to be a selection process. Otherwise, the
end product could be seen as self-serving and as such worthless to our
mission. Basically, I am hoping to see people exploring the series not
because of its "geek potential" but rather as an important contribution to
the arts that happens to be coming from the Linux community. Again, I am
aware that selection process of art by jury is inherently subjective and as
such biased, but having the process in and of itself will help tip the
scales in terms of how the series are valued and/or perceived.
3) recruit a jury who will judge submissions
Sometimes it's better to have a benevolent dictator approach in matters
of taste :-) If there are lots of people who'd like to have a go at
this, maybe we could have a series, where each disc has a personal
selection on it. I really enjoyed putting together the first disc,
although in retrospect
there were some mistakes in the mastering. I'm happy to re-master it now
that I have more experience with JAMin, if there's any interest in me
doing that.
Sure thing!
4) oversee the judging process, and inform the
participants of their
submission's acceptance and/or rejection
Maybe the tracks which don't make the disc should be available on the
website. Popularity isn't everything, but they could be rated up or down
by listeners, and then the highest rated tracks be added to an Icecast
playlist. Vorbis high bitrate stream, of course :-) 5) ensure that the licensing of the works is
taken care of with selected
artists
I found there was really no consensus on this issue. We had the full
range from 'public domain' to 'all rights reserved' on the first disc.
If we insist on certain licences, then we'll exclude a great number of
artists.