linuxaudio.org

Hi Andreas,
> There exists a rapidly growing market of digital home audio

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> devices. That is a huge market and it makes sense to help Linux to

> grow there.

>

> While the Consumer Electronics Linux Forum to some extent includes

> audio devices it has somewhat different objectives.

>

> I therefore would like to suggest to add "home audio" to the scope

> of LinuxAudio.org.

Of course, there's nothing to stop members collaborating on 'home

audio' projects. The first clause of the policy is:
'The aim of the Linuxaudio.org consortium is to promote and enable the

use of Linux kernel based systems for professional audio use.'
http://www.linuxaudio.org/en/policy.html
Now, if you are a product designer or software engineer, creating a

home audio device for the consumer market, then arguably the design

and integration process counts as professional use.
With libre software, there is no firm line between programs that

professionals use and programs that amateurs (in the best sense of

the word) use, since the usual barriers to entry don't exist - except

perhaps in application scope and complexity. And content creators

also need playback tools. 
Do you think there are any specific projects that should be members of

linuxaudio.org in order to better address the 'home audio' market? We

already have members working in relevant areas, including ALSA,

Gstreamer, MandrakeSoft and Xiph.org. An embedded system developer,

maybe?
Cheers
Daniel