[PD-dev] Invitation for the Pd project to join the Linuxaudio.org consortium

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

First off, I support this idea, sounds like a good thing.  If Miller is  
not interested, then we should see who else might be interested in  
being the representative and have a vote then.

And its about time we came up with a collective decision process  
anyhow, maybe this will spur that effort too.

.hc

On Nov 22, 2005, at 12:13 PM, günter geiger wrote:

>
> Hi Ico,
>
> In case you are wondering, we are looking forward to be part of
> linuxaudio.org, from the list itself there was no negative opinion,
> we are sort of waiting for Millers opinion with regard to the
> representative. I don't know with which frequency Miller actually
> reads the posts on the list, ... so this may take some time.
>
> If he is not willing to be the representative we will have to decide
> on the list, which might be a difficult process. Well, you know.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Guenter
>
> On Sun, 20 Nov 2005, Ivica Ico Bukvic wrote:
>> Dear Pd developers and contributors,
>>
>> My name is Ivica Ico Bukvic and I have been lurking on the Pd lists  
>> for
>> quite some time now (I've also been lucky to have had an opportunity  
>> to meet
>> some of you in person at one of the recent conferences). I am a Linux  
>> audio
>> user and with it obviously a Pd enthusiast. Considering that I am  
>> currently
>> acting as the elected director of the Linuxaudio.org consortium, I  
>> would
>> like to use this opportunity to invite all developers and  
>> contributors to
>> please consider having Pd become a member-project of the consortium.  
>> With
>> this membership, one of the developers/contributors (or commonly the
>> original author) would be asked to serve as the project's  
>> representative who
>> would stand for its interests and concerns within the context of the
>> consortium.
>>
>> The Linuxaudio.org consortium is designed to promote the use of  
>> open-source
>> audio software whose presence is also on the Linux platform (therefore
>> cross-platform projects are also welcome to join). The membership  
>> currently
>> is project-based and does not cost anything and in return the member
>> projects do get exposure whenever there is an opportunity to do so  
>> (i.e.
>> Conferences, Expos etc.). In addition, each project gains a  
>> one-member board
>> representation and with it an ability to cast vote and/or voice their
>> concerns. Active participation in the voting process is optional so  
>> the
>> projects and its members have an ability to control the level of their
>> involvement.
>>
>> The consortium has been in existence for a little bit over a year and  
>> during
>> this relatively short period of time has gained 28 member projects.  
>> Some of
>> them include Ardour, Rosegarden, Csound (John ffitch being the board
>> member), the recently joined FreeBob project which is currently  
>> working on a
>> soon-to-be-released Linux Firewire audio driver, ALSA, Agnula, Core  
>> Sound,
>> 4Front Technologies, Mandriva (formerly known as Mandrake), JACK,  
>> JAMin, and
>> others. Daniel James (UK) formed the consortium at last year's Linux  
>> Audio
>> Conference, becoming its first director. This year he has stepped  
>> down and
>> I've been voted as the next director of the consortium.
>>
>> Some of the upcoming projects include creation of a foundation and  
>> expansion
>> of membership to end-users as well as institutions and vendors. We  
>> will try
>> to generate enough cash-flow through the sponsorship and possible  
>> membership
>> dues (something that will be an optional thing as the membership will  
>> come
>> in various levels in order to acknowledge the fact that many potential
>> members who may be interested in joining may also lack financial  
>> resources
>> to be able to sustain a paying membership; so if you do decide to  
>> join, you
>> will not be affected by such changes unless you choose to be). With  
>> such
>> funds we hope to undertake various PR projects as well as issue annual
>> awards in recognition of:
>>
>> *projects that have exhibited most progress in the past year
>> *artists whose works have been generated using solely open-source  
>> software
>> *institutions which have provided most support to the open-source  
>> audio
>> community (software, hardware, services, or via various other  
>> resources)
>>
>> We are also planning to sponsor CD series featuring music made solely
>> utilizing GNU/Linux software. Finally, we are also considering to  
>> possibly
>> support a bounty-based system where we could try to fund most urgently
>> sought additions to the current Linux audio scene (this would likely  
>> be a
>> vote-based system).
>>
>> For more info please see:
>>
>> http://www.linuxaudio.org
>>
>> Needless to mention that having Pd project on the roster will greatly
>> accelerate the recognition of this institution and therefore its  
>> outreach.
>> Hence, I would like to urge you to please consider joining the  
>> consortium.
>>
>> The actual procedure is rather straightforward: the person who is  
>> selected
>> to represent the project should simply e-mail me at ico at linuxaudio.org
>> expressing your interest to join the consortium on behalf of the Pd  
>> project.
>> I will take care of the rest. Once joined, it is advisable to also  
>> subscribe
>> to the consortium's mailing list (it is currently a very low-traffic  
>> list)
>> in order to keep up-to-date with the latest news and/or changes.
>>
>> All that being said, I've already talked to Miller about this idea  
>> and he
>> has expressed a genuine interest, but considering that Pd nowadays is  
>> a
>> labor of many developers and contributors, we both agreed it would be  
>> better
>> to post this idea of membership on the dev list in order to allow for
>> everyone involved to voice their concerns, thoughts, and/or ideas.
>>
>> Finally, for what it's worth, I've also noticed that recently there  
>> has been
>> a lot of talk on the Pd list regarding forming a foundation and/or
>> bounty-based system of some sorts that would help Pd grow, which is
>> something that Linuxaudio.org could easily complement once its  
>> foundation is
>> put in place.
>>
>> Should you happen to have any additional questions and/or concerns,  
>> please
>> do not hesitate to contact me.
>>
>> Thank you very much!
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Ivica Ico Bukvic, composer & multimedia sculptor
>> http://meowing.ccm.uc.edu/~ico/
>>
>>
>>
>>
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