23 Apr
2012
23 Apr
'12
7:09 p.m.
On 04/23/2012 04:00 AM, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
The message is whatever we want it to be. If the message is that Linux
Audio is *only* interested in non profit, volunteer or barely breaking
even financial support from educational institutes then I guess we have
already defined it and there is nothing more to be done.
I think the question originally asked about adding advertising to
linuxaudio.org _specifically_. That is what I answer in this thread. No
more. No less.
You ask about something very specific ("linuxaudio.org") and then apply
my answers to the world ("linux audio" - note the omission of org).
Please don't do that, that is not what I wrote, not what I meant. Of
course advertising has a place in commercial linux audio sites. If those
sites want that, then they should use that resource. And then users (and
the world) will or will not flock to them.
-- Fernando
On Mon, April 23, 2012 2:06 am, Fernando Lopez-Lezcano
wrote:
I'm specifically talking about linuxaudio.org, not the global linux
audio community.
On 04/22/2012 04:04 AM, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
The liklihood of the Linux Audio community succumbing to the evils of the
mighty dollar is pretty ridiculous.
On Sun, April 22, 2012 12:52 pm, Jeremy Jongepier wrote:
Sorry, it is not ridiculous at all. On 04/22/2012 05:13 AM, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
> Do other people here have any strong opinions on the usefulness of
> advertising in the Linux Audio community?
Yes. I completely adhere to Robin's stance.
You do realise that many of the tools being produced by the Linux Audio
Community are being used in the advertising industry which makes us all
complicit in supporting it to start with.
IMO we cannot avoid that fact that advertising and marketing is a very
crucial component to global industry which enables the corporate world
to
continue to function. We should seek to manage our own channel and
therefore the message and brand rather than avoid it all together out of
some ridiculous fear of becoming Evil. We have too many checks and balances
and are not afraid to call a spade a spade. We are certainly not beholden
to anyone else's agenda afaict.
Correct. It is fantastic to work in such a community. But that does not
predict the future. I would think you underestimate how money can change
people and communities (for the better and for the worse).
We may even make enough money in
the process to pay some of our community members and help them to be
productive and motivated.
Managing our channel? Sorry, I don't quite understand. Do you mean
advertising our message on __other__ sites? What is "our message"?