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>>> Personally, I'm averse against all forms of advertising :)

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>>>

>> That's interesting. So how do you feel about for example, Google? A Linux

>> focused company that makes the bulk of it's revenue from advertising, that

>> contributes a significant amount of money to open source development and

>> even employs members of this the Linux Audio Community. They also happen

>> to be one of the largest companies in the tech world.

>>

> We're getting a bit OT here, but it's fun to get known to each other,

> isn't it..

>

Yes, please gentlemen tell us about that

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> RedHat is doing a fine job. But different rules apply: linuxaudio.org is

> a community site, RedHat is a company. Apples and Oranges.

>

May we eat Pineapples instead, or not ?

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>> How about Ubuntu? Should Mark Shuttelworth feel sorry for advertising the

>> viability of the ubuntu experience?

>>

> My "ubuntu experience" is a rather sad story. I recommend to most PPL

> not to use Ubuntu.

>

>

I recommend People to learn Debian, but it's good if they ask from

Ubuntu instead of Wdw$...

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>> Should they stop marketing and promotions?

>>

> yes, I'd very much prefer that.

>

>

>> What about Ardour and Harrison or even Trinity Audio Group? Should they

>> stop accepting paid advertising or paying for advertising/marketing

>> opportunities?

>>

> There's advertisement on ardour.org ?

>

THERE IS, in the very center of

http://ardour.org/

BUT, it's not necessary a bad thing...

Means, Paul is one of the rare persons to live by FLOSS,

every subscriptor knows that ! (at least, I do)))

>> Not to mention TV and Radio. Both industries represent a significant

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>> potential revenue stream for Linux Audio businesses.

>>

> /me does not have a TV nor Radio :)

>

/me the same for tv, but could you mention any FLOSS radio-tv ?

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>

> My personal opinion aside:

>

>

>

+1 on below :

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> Nobody complained that you put a link to _your_ site on the pages _you_

> maintain on *.linuxaudio.org - but 3rd party interests - esp paid - is

> questionable.

>

>

>> Do the other members of this community feel so strongly too? That

>> advertising is without merit

Advertising, merit is not invoked in that, it's here to sell !!!

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>>   and should be avoided like the plague for

>> fear of contaminating out precious Linux Audio Ecosystem.

>>

Plague is not appropriated, if you see what I means, some images are too

strong...

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>> Are we so succeptable to the evil powers of corporations that seek to

>> control our message and brand

Brand, one more time....

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>> that we cannot manage to hold our own ground

>> and even take control

Keeping the control, yep, that's the point here !

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>>   of the message for our own purposes to promote the

>> viability and power of the Linux Audio Platform and tools?

>>

Again, the

viability and power will never been aquired by advertise, but

with proofs of viability and power, from mouth to ears...
> probably not, but there's a big lack of manpower behind linuxaudio.org

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> esp when it comes to bureaucracy, administration and PR. It'd be easy to

> subvert the medium and the message.

>

Hope it'll be not !

Fred

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> ciao,

> robin

>    

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