Hit the wrong button, sorry. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Sandis Neilands <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mar 8, 2006 1:47 AM Subject: Re: Selecting music for example-content To: Henrik Nilsen Omma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Hello! Sorry for the late replay. I mostly agree with what you said in your previous post so I won't comment it here. Except the last paragraph :) On 2/23/06, Henrik Nilsen Omma <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Something non-western is a good idea, esp. if it's quite listenable in > itself. Ubuntu has often been characterised as an African project > because of it's name and the nationality of its founder, but really it > is a global project. Selecting a traditional African piece this first > time when we are including music might be supporting that misconception > at this point. I think Nepalese music would be perfect in this regard > though. Why should we fear the African image of Ubuntu? Do Africa has that bad image in our target audiences? If it's so, we should do our best to shake it off (the bad image from Africa, not African theme from Ubuntu). Compared to giving Microsoft a run, this is a easy task :) African theme is one of the characteristics that makes Ubuntu different (IMHO better). For people who know anything about free software it should be obviously clear, that Ubuntu (as almost any other free software project) is global effort. Others will stumble upon term "free software" way before getting their hands on example content (think website, CD cover, yelp, default home page in web browser, friend/relative who recommended Ubuntu, etc.). OK, so here is short list of tunes I liked from magnatune.com .If for nothing else, I hope this helps to recognise more possibilities. See download scripts in attachment. A few things to hear before we all blow up http://magnatune.com/artists/williamson 01 - don't know why, but I like it. A few things to hear before we all blow up http://magnatune.com/artists/williamson 01 - don't know why, but I like it. Calabashmoon http://magnatune.com/artists/berkman 02 - blends in with African theme very well. People speaking in background - reminder, that this distro is for human beings. 06 - very beautiful and melodic. Don't know if it could be shipped alone as it's a bit slow at the begining. 07 - interesting, really nice and intriguing at some places. 10 - short, small, melodic. 11 - another nice track. Chronic Dreams http://magnatune.com/artists/four_stones 09 - Blends classical music with modern beat. If the whole piece is too long I think we can cut it at 0.51. But this is really something different. At least I haven't heard anything like that before (applies to the next track as well). 11 - this one won't get in Ubuntu, but it's very innovative. La Vie Chill 08 - If you like maachhi-mara you should like this one too. The audio quality is better, and it doesn't become boring and repetitive. Stupid name though. The overall quality of music on magnatune is superior to remixcommons, so if you have time you (and everybody else) should give it a try. -- Sandis -- Sandis
A few things to hear before we all blow up.sh
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Calabashmoon.sh
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Chronic Dreams.sh~
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La Vie Chill.sh
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