[Consortium] latest developments

Hi all, Here's a quick update regarding latest developments: Last couple months have been incredibly busy. One of the things I've been working on is getting us a dedicated high-bandwidth access. Since the release of UbuntuStudio our server has been running steadily at 110% of network bandwidth utilization. Thanks to the hard work of our volunteers the server has not melted (yet, :-). This week, I've had already half-dozen meetings (whenever I am subjected to such a torture, I feel as if my IQ has irreparably dropped ;-), some of which pertained directly to the aforesaid predicament. At this point I am unable to promise anything but as long as everything goes as planned, as early as this fall we may be able to move our server to a dedicated Internet2 node (meaning practically guaranteed 100MB+/second connection). Our more immediate plan is to replace the existing server with a dedicated Linux box which would run off of a dedicated 100mBit connection. So, let's keep our fingers crossed! I have been getting steady stream of questions about Linuxaudio.org's participation in various conferences. Given that we are still unable to generate revenue, I am wondering if we could organize a group of Linuxaudio.org ambassadors who, whenever they would participate in various events/conferences/expos, would also do some PR for us. If interested, please contact me asap. Please also mention event you are interested in covering so that we can minimize overalp. Since I believe in leading by example, I have already made plans to cover this year's ICMC which is going to take place in Copenhagen next month ;-). If any of you plan on being there, please make sure to look me up, so that we can go for a pint or two. So much for now. Stay tuned for more updates! Best wishes, Ivica Ico Bukvic, D.M.A. Linuxaudio.org Director Virginia Tech Department of Music - 0240 Blacksburg, VA 24061 (540) 231-1137 (540) 231-5034 (fax) ico(a)linuxaudio.org http://linuxaudio.org