On Sat, 27 Jan 2007 13:23:20 -0500 "Ivica Ico Bukvic" <ico@xxxxxx> wrote: > While I agree that linuxaudio.org sites could benefit from a sidebar or some > other common tool that binds them more together, I honestly do not see such > a thing happening until: > > 1) community gets more involved, even if that means simple > feedback/communication on the consortium list (i.e. recently we posted final > proposed version of the CD cover and got no feedback whatsoever--whether due > to apathy, disinterest, or something else, I am not sure, needless to > mention that most of our members do not bother posting their announcements > on the consortium list). I missed this. Was it also posted here? I admit to being a bit confused about which lists are for who. > 2) other sites which are hosted under the linuxaudio.org do not respond as > if their individuality is being threatened every time there is even the most > remote allusion to the idea that there should be some kind of > unifying/cross-linking framework for the sub-sites. > > Recently, I spent a couple of days just dealing with porting of mailing > lists (OSX server, don't get me started...), while helping Thorsten revise > the CD cover for Vol.1 of Made in Linux Series, now I see that the main > linuxaudio.org site needs new news posts regarding recent announcements. And > this is how the story goes, instead of me trying to plan things that will > have a much greater impact (i.e. fund-raising, incorporation), I am always > sidetracked with micro-management since everyone in the LA* community thinks > linuxaudio.org is a great idea but very few want to help out. Even the few > volunteers we got in the fall, out of the ones who did not fizzle out, we > are yet to get *a* contribution... I would like to help if I knew how... Added to which I already need an extra 36 hours per day to keep up with what I'm already trying to do :( > All that being said, the consortium is keeping as busy as always and is > using whatever limited resources it has to the fullest potential. We should > be announcing our contributions soon. Also FWIW, portal.linuxaudio.org has > been announced on linuxaudio.org site (see main page), the one site over > which consortium has direct control. Sadly I only noticed it there today after reading this posting - sorry! FWIW I can sympathise when it seems that nobody notices your efforts. Us users (musicians) frequently have the same problem, but I personally, appreciate the efforts of *everyone* who helps produce the system I use and (mostly) get a great deal of pleasure from. -- Will J G
