1 Feb
2010
1 Feb
'10
3:21 a.m.
On Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:32:43 -0500, "Ivica Ico Bukvic" <ico(a)vt.edu>
wrote:
Dear fellow LA* members,
As some of you may be aware, instead of a static news page,
Linuxaudio.org
now has a direct LAA feed as its front page.
Consequently, I would like
to
encourage everyone to please put special care in
crafting your LAA
posts,
meaning much more so than those destined for lau/lad
lists, as this is
in
part what everyone sees when they visit Linuxaudio.org
(and if our
awstats
are any indication <
http://stats.linuxaudio.org/cgi-bin/awstats.pl?config=www.linuxaudio.org>gt;,
then we do get tons of exposure there that is perhaps
more importantly
steadily growing). I say this not because there have been some grave
offenses recently but rather because I think as a community it would
really
nice if we collectively put extra attention to this
facet that is much
considerably "public" than a typical lau/lad post. So, I guess what I am
trying to say is perhaps having a post on lau/lad lists mirrored on laa
may
not be always a good idea.
If I had to single-out one post in there that could use some TLC :-) it
would be the call for submissions for the upcoming LAC. Namely,
suggesting
that there has been little interest may end-up looking
like a
self-fulfilling prophecy--new and incoming potential contributors to LAC
who may have come across this post could be easily discouraged by the
way
this reads despite the fact we all know that most
conference submissions
are usually uploaded in the last 72 hours before the submission
deadline.
At any rate, don't mean to be preaching, so I hope no one will get
offended. And if you do, I guess I owe you a pint (hear that Frank? ;-)
Just my 5-cents worth...
Hello all,
Just a quick word from me to add that not only linuxaudio.org monitor this
list closely, loads of linux/FLOSS related websites do too, some of them
totally unrelated to audio. But then again, each person who posts an
announce here is responsible for what kind of publicity he/she provides for
his/her software...
Although, one has to admit that most posts are well written and have a
professional look that I like a lot.
+1 cent...
Cheers,
--
Marc-Olivier Barre
XMPP ID : marco(a)marcochapeau.org
www.MarcOChapeau.org