<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 11:02 PM, Patrick Shirkey <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pshirkey@boosthardware.com">pshirkey@boosthardware.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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I will try to put together a comprehensive list of all the suggestions in no particular order as they all have merit in their own way.<br>
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1: Grants</blockquote><div><br>Discussed long ago was the concept of an "Ardour Foundation", like the apache foundation, which would be a 501c. At ardour's current funding level the expense and hassle of doing that is too much, yet, I have had several discussions with the companies I deal with about sending a contribution to ardour (in liu of paying me some % of salary). All have foundered on the tax deductability issue.<br>
<br>Chicken and egg problem.<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
3: Fundraiser</blockquote><div><br>Worked once, could work again in the drive for 3.0. <br><br>Perhaps a fundraiser concert? (record at LAC?)<br> <br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
6: Made with Ardour CD</blockquote><div><br>Good promotional tool. A "Made with Ardour logo", also. I can gladly volunteer some of my recordings, but the artists involved would still want to be paid something. <br>
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7: Ardour Live boot CD</blockquote><div><br>Ubuntu Studio and Studio 64 are pretty darn good already, IMHO.<br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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8: Paid for SVN</blockquote><div><br>Pointless and counterproductive. (besides, I'd like a switch to git)<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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9: Paid License to: disable crippled interface, Get access to more features, Disable RSS ticker</blockquote><div><br>This incrementalism would help in the short term and hurt in the long term. <br> <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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10: Glossy brochure for trade shows<br>
11: Advertising in industry magazines</blockquote><div><br>I will definitely argue that this sort of stuff is what helped put firefox over the top towards public acceptance. I am so tired of the "why you aren't using protools? We can only use protools" sort of blindness that is only cured via advertising and other massaging mediums.<br>
<br>I would also argue that a booth at NAMM for example, might help.<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><br>
12: Celebrity endorsement<br>
13: Approaching State run media companies with Ardour as a industry grade product.</blockquote><div><br>Interesting. I imagine the BBC has it's own special requirements. <br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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14: Funding from a well resourced Patron</blockquote><div><br>I keep hoping a free software supported band will make it big.<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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15: Funding from a Company in the entertainment/media business</blockquote><div><br>Unlikely. <br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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16: More subscriptions<br>
17: Subscriptions at different rates.<br>
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* Please respond to this thread with new or missed suggestions only.</blockquote><div><br>Obviously I missed a meeting... and by the time I got to this statement I'd already invested time into commenting....<br><br>18. Paul moves to the third world, and sells his children.<br>
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* In order to make speedy headway we should split the items off into groups that can be discussed and dealt with in separate threads.</blockquote><div><br>Nobody so far is quite doing that. I would argue for reposting the final brainstorm, one suggestion per email heading, in order to keep it sane.<br>
<br>Second item is to call for volunteers for each group, loudly....<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><br>
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* IMO, Everything on this list except the 8 and 9 should are reasonable and should be put into action without delay. 8 and 9 require serious discussion before they any work is started.<br>
</blockquote><div><br>I rather think that all of 8 and most of 9 are not feasible and will result in another endless pointless licensing discussion.<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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* Once we have fine tuned the implementation details we can present the results for each item to Paul for his final approval.<br>
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* If we can get the list above actioned in the next 6 months we should start to see substantial improvements in the financial situation.</blockquote><div><br>Wow, 6 months to get all that done. Cool. I would enjoy trying to get a brochure together it would be a nice change from audio.<br>
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* As usual we should try to keep on topic with each thread ;-) Although going off topic is half the fun anyway...<br>
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Cheers.<br>
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Patrick Shirkey<br>
Boost Hardware Ltd.<br>
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