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Patrick,
We talk at cross-purposes.
This sort discussion style on the mailing list is not fruitful. Since

you are a member of the Mgmt board, please bring it up on the next

Consortium meeting. A common table and discussion over some beverage

seems a more appropriate way.
Since you addressed it to me, I'll answer your last question:
On 04/24/2012 01:46 AM, Patrick Shirkey wrote:

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> On Mon, April 23, 2012 2:15 pm, Robin Gareus wrote:

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>> http://linuxaudio.org/policy :)

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>> Let me interpret it like this: If a sponsor support our cause:

>> "promote and enable the use of Linux kernel based systems for

>> professional audio use" - we can link to and /advertise/ for them.

>>

>> A good example is your previous endeavor: http://awards.linuxaudio.org/

>> Commercial companies sponsor a prize for Linux-Musicians; the companies

>> in question also directly promote audio and/or GNU/Linux. We add a link

>> to and logo of those companies and the prize-money goes directly to the

>> musician(s). Great.

>>

>> If an unrelated 3rd party wants to pay linuxaudio.org for SEO, ads or

>> whatever - even if we could use the money to do great things for LAO -

>> it's more or less a no go. -- At least for the time being.

>>

>> For that to happen, linuxaudio.org would need to become a much larger

>> organization in order to balance commercial interest, retain its

>> independence and handle bureaucratic issues. It'd also require revising

>> the policy which can be only done by a majority decision of the

>> Linuxaudio.org Management Board.

>>

>

> And you are opposed to that?

No, not in general.

However, given the available wo/manpower and state of LAO at the moment:

Yes, I am.
The long version:
There are zero full-time persons involved in linuxaudio.org. There's

maybe 0.2 persons taking care of the LAO online infrastructure (we're

less than a handful and we've all got day-time-jobs, family, a life and

other projects..). Going [semi-]commercial with no team will be disastrous.
The most active parts of LAO are the email-lists, followed by a group of

dedicated individuals who volunteer to be wiki editors and LAC

organizers - the motivation of LAO contributors and users is quite

diverse and it'd be too easy to forget where we came from.
2c,

robin

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