8 Mar
2009
8 Mar
'09
8:25 p.m.
-----Original Message-----
From: linux-audio-user-bounces(a)lists.linuxaudio.org [mailto:linux-audio-
user-bounces(a)lists.linuxaudio.org] On Behalf Of Erik de Castro Lopo
Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 6:30 PM
To: Linux-audio-user(a)lists.linuxaudio.org; Linux-audio-
dev(a)lists.linuxaudio.org
Subject: Re: [LAU] Join the Debian Multimedia Team! (to improve the state
of Linux audio)
Ivica Ico Bukvic wrote:
I think you are missing my point. I am not proposing to start a replica of
the Debian Multimedia initiative under the auspices of linuxaudio.org.
Rather, I am proposing that their efforts are somehow integrated into
linuxaudio.org online resources, whether that be via a webpage that provides
additional info on the initiative, mirroring of packages, dev mailing list,
etc.
Ultimately, the goal is to minimize fragmentation of supporting information
and therefore improve ability to cross-pollinate latest findings (e.g.
troubleshooting particular rt-kernel release, compile issues on certain
platforms, etc.), minimize redundancy, improve cross-distro transparency.
Ico
I think these kinds of initiatives are exactly
the kind of stuff we
would
like to host under the linuxaudio.org. Ideally,
we would like to
maintain
some sense of coherence as far as audio resources
are concerned. Hence,
if
interested, it would be nice to establish some
sort of bi-lateral
collaboration and/or online presence.
I'm sorry, but what does linuxaudio.org have to do with this?
The Debian Multimedia team is about packaging audio stuff for Debian.
This effort is to build and maintain Debian packages for Debian
(which will then flow into all the other Debian derived distributions).
It uses the Debian process which exists now and works well. The
Debain process includes a mechanism for veting contributors, providing
access to resources, test building packages across all supported
platforms, and then distributing those packages across the world to
as many people as want them.
To try and replicate a quarter of what Debian provides outside Debian
is huge effort and likely to be a huge waste of time.
Erik