Re: [linux-audio-user] Things people do to look cool

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Carlo Capocasa schrieb: ... Great text, cool indeed ;-) But I have a very different approach to the concept of coolness - to me it means exactly the opposite of the customs of the "cool kids", you describe. To be cool means not to depend on conventions and expectations and most of all verdicts of any type of cultural defined group. (To be civilized, polite, respectful towards others is a different matter - one can be independent whithout answering "fuck you" if somone says "good morning") I come from the Metal-Scene and I never had the slightest problem with telling everybody, that I like some depeche mode recordings and that I admire the Work of Tom Waits and Glenn Gould and that I am a huge fan of PJ Harvey and anybody, who dared to critcize me, because I like stuff that is not "approved" as Metal I consider being as uncool as my Electronics-Teacher back in the communist East-Germany. Being not much more then a obeying member of a group is as uncool as I can think of. Regarding your thoughts of free software and its impact on the artistic process and attitude I completely agree with you - free art - free music - - free software. thanks, dito! Z/berlin/germ