> > > If the linuxaudio.org project intends to have official status, > > > then you should *first* take LAD and ZKM conference seriously > > > > I do. They have a certain amount of natural authority. > > > > > as > > > something with official status. > > > > You're just wrong here. They have no official status which allows > > them to dictate how advocacy is done - neither do you. > > So you do have official status then?
Nope. But then I'm not telling anyone else what to do. > > I took this unpaid job on because no-one else was doing it. > > Did you ask anybody? Plenty of people. All were positive, so I went ahead. Not everyone has the time or inclination to do advocacy work. > Any voting? We can't take a vote on anything until there's some sort of structure in place to organise the voting - that's exactly what we're trying to do with the linuxaudio.org management board. > > I'm quite aware > > of the fundamental contribution of libre software developers to > > the systems I use, which is why they have equal weight with > > companies on the linuxaudio.org management board. > > Sorry but 'equal' just isn't the right word for it, 95% vs. 5% > would be. I don't understand your maths. The members so far are mostly libre software projects, and the management board will be established on a one member one vote basis. > > LAD members have had plenty of time to set up an organisation of > > this nature, and none of them have. What does that tell you? > > What should it tell me? That no-one else could spare the time, probably. > I didn't know that criticism = trolling for you. My definition of trolling would be persistent, unfair and unhelpful criticism. I'm all favour of positive criticism - I'd settle for neutral criticism. Please give us a break until after the launch at least. Cheers Daniel James Director http://linuxaudio.org
