Re: [linux-audio-dev] Networking Linux audio folks

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] Networking Linux audio folks
From: Josh Green (jgreen_AT_users.sourceforge.net)
Date: Thu Jan 09 2003 - 21:24:38 EET


On Thu, 2003-01-09 at 08:37, Patrick Shirkey wrote:
> >Anyone remember the project mentioned on LAD before about an online
> >Linux Audio tech database? Cheers.
>
> That was me.
>
> http://www.djcj.org
>
> I will be working on improving the functionality soon. I have been
> overloaded recently actually playing music. Makes a nice change from
> wanting to but not having the correct resources. All open source of course.
>

Yes, I like to trade off my coding time with actually playing music with
what we all are creating :) It helps me get through some of the tougher
bits of API design as well.

> Anyway, I would like to have more feedback on the way the database is
> setup, displayed...
>
> Feel free to add your name. I originally intended it to be for paid
> support work but if it evolves into a more general database then I'm
> happy to do my part to get it there.
>

Its really just an idea that I've been kicking around. I really like the
thought of meeting other Linux audio developers in person. Perhaps just
adding a couple check buttons to the database:

[X] Available for professional Linux Audio consulting
[X] Available as a Linux audio community node

Couldn't really think of the proper text for the second option, but
hopefully you get the idea :) There could then be 2 entry points to the
database, one catering to the company or individual looking for a Linux
audio consultant and another for those wanting to connect with other
audio developers. The latter being more losely based since one would not
necessarily need to be a professional to just meet others.

I like the idea of having an email proxy so that one could hide their
email address (as an option) and a form could be provided that would
email the user from the internally stored address. I think the idea of
Spam might scare away some people from putting their info in the
database (like me).

Perhaps this might already be the case (haven't tried submitting
anything yet to the database) but having the street address info be
optional is good (just city/country is probably sufficient in many
cases) as well as phone number and any other items related to privacy.
Indicating optional and required fields would be nice on the entry form.

Maybe a resume URL would also be good, so if one is browsing through
lots of entries they can quickly jump to individual's resumes.

Just some ideas, I don't mean to overwhelm :) I like the idea of a Linux
audio developer database, it just would be nice to open it up more but
still keep it functional as a tech database, etc.

> I will focus on making it user configurable over the next few weeks. I
> have been contemplating it for the past few days. Sometimes it nice not
> to get sucked into the net. Almost like taking a vacation :)
>
> --
> Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd.
> For the discerning hardware connoisseur
> http://www.boosthardware.com
> http://www.djcj.org - The Linux Audio Users guide
> ========================================
>

Cheers.
        Josh Green


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