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

[Miller Puckette]

HI all, sorry for not jumping in earlier. I'm all for it, of course, but
then, if someone's eager to be the representative, I don't feel I have
to be it.  But if nobody else want to I will.

cheers
Miller

On Sat, Nov 26, 2005 at 06:13:43PM -0500, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
> 
> 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, g?nter 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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