Re: [Consortium] Greetings, thanks, LAC report, and other important stuff...

Hi Ico, Technically I wasn't a member of the Management Board, as the director can't really supervise him or herself. But no worries :-) I have now updated the contacts page on the site to include your photo, so I think an email to linux-audio-announce about the change of director may be in order. I'm happy to maintain the website, but if you want an FTP account on that server, just let me know. I think that Dave has already indicated that he would like some help to maintain linux-sound.org, and I agree database-driven CMS is the way to go. We should also try to co-ordinate with Fervent Software's linuxmusician.com site, which already has a CMS in place. I agree this is a good long-term move, but there will be quite a bit of paperwork to do... I can make the existing logo available to anyone who wants it in a scalable vector format - just ask. I don't go out of my way to upset RMS, but I have to point out that many embedded systems use little or no GNU Project code. Even in a desktop system, the proportion in terms of lines of code can be quite small. I also have to point out that as far as the general public goes, the Linux 'brand' has been very successful, but the GNU/Linux brand has been a failure. I have been bullied on this issue a number of times by people who style themselves as advocates of 'freedom', including RMS, and that's made me less sympathetic to the GNU Project's position on the name the software should be given. I also think the view of history 'we had a complete GNU operating system except for a kernel' is highly misleading, and attempts to downplay the role in free software development played by people working outside of the GNU Project. This is hypocrisy, given that the GNU Project is always complaining about not getting enough credit. I agree this is an important step, but don't expect the personal support of RMS unless you agree with everything he says :-) Cheers, Daniel