On Tue, 14 Mar 2023 14:14:47 +0100 Frank Neumann <beachnase@xxxxxx> wrote: > >Hi all, > >not posting to any of LA* mailing lists often in the last years, but today I thought >I should make an exception to point out that it's now exactly 20 years ago that the >first Linux Audio Conference or "LAC" for short (then still called "Linux Audio >Developer's Meeting") took place at the ZKM in Karlsruhe, Germany. > >https://lists.linuxaudio.org/hyperkitty/list/linux-audio-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/thread/Q5OKVO7SIJXP4Y5443B4Z5PWKQY627QR/ > >Wow, 20 years come and gone so quickly! It's great to see a couple of "early >adopters" are still around today here, and many new names have entered the scene >in the meantime and left/leave a lasting footprint in it. > >As a quick "trip down memory lane", here's a short list of things that happened back then: >- Takashi Iwai dove into the innards of an ALSA driver >- Fernando Lopez-Lezcano introduced the PlanetCCRMA distribution, based on Fedora >- Steve Harris explained the concept of a Bode frequency shifter as a LADSPA plugin >- Paul Davis held the keynote, AND spoke about JACK, AND shared his experience of writing > a DAW that is at the forefront of free, open-source and cross-platform DAWs today. >- Dave Philipps looked at the historic development of Linux audio, from OSS to ALSA and beyond >- Jörn Nettingsmeier managed to get the audio part of the presentations both recorded AND live-streamed > at a time when "streaming" was still a term unknown to most of us. >- The term "Linux Sound Night" already existed, but was..perhaps not as musical yet as you might have expected :-). >- And, we also learned that schedules are not easy to keep - I believe after the first day we > ran some >2 hours late, and people begin to STARVE. >- Posing in front of the ZKM "Kubus": https://linuxaudio.de/LAC2003_Posse.jpg > >For some more memories, see also http://lac.linuxaudio.org/2003/zkm/ > >Of course, on the downside it has to be noted that Corona has impacted us too - >after an almost perfect track record of conferences or mini-conferences every year, >2021 and 2022 didn't see any event happening. There is a certain risk now that it >won't recover, but that's in our hands to change (sidenote: I have talked to my >contacts at ZKM here in Karlsruhe in January, but they are unable to finance and/or >organize an event of this size at the moment - certainly somewhat influenced by >current economics, but I am hearing ZKM has actually reduced their headcount quite >a bit, and after the recent passing of its artistic-scientific chairman, Peter >Weibel, it will have to be seen how his successor, Alistair Hudson, will steer >it into the future). > >Whatever LAC's future will be, free and open-source audio software is certainly >flourishing, and will continue to do so. It just would be soo nice to enjoy the >results together with real, tangible people :-\. > >If anyone sees an option for hosting a future LAC, lac-team@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >is willing to listen to proposals you might have (or just discuss it right here). >Well, the heck - there is no steering committee or anything in place, so I guess >the first one brave enough to say "I think we can do it" will get the job :-). > >I am forever grateful to all the folks who have enriched and continue to enrich >our open-source audio life by writing or presenting software, creating >documentation and tutorials, hosting (AND attending) conferences like the LAC, >and whatever else helps to keep the penguin dancing! > >Greetings, >Frank >_______________________________________________ >Linux-audio-dev mailing list -- linux-audio-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To unsubscribe send an email to linux-audio-dev-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Thanks a lot for that Frank, and especially all those links! That's quite a roll-call there, and I know most of the people (at least by name). I can't remember when I first attended - just as a visitor. Mid 2000s I think, but have thoroughly enjoyed them all! Incidentally, I've made several attempts to get various UK unis interested over quite a few years, but out of about a dozen emails, or letters I've so far not had a single response. Maybe I'm "holding it wrong" :( -- Will J Godfrey {apparently now an 'elderly'} https://willgodfrey.bandcamp.com/ http://yoshimi.github.io Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list -- linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to linux-audio-user-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
