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Re: [microsound] hotline server?



On 13/06/2005, at 6:18 AM, Björn Eriksson wrote:

The needs:
a) There is need for a place to exchange/upload/download soundbits and
mixes for different projects and other inspiral purposes.
b) There is also need for a place with possibilities of a more direct
communication than this list offer.

Possible solutions:
1) Hotline did this both but problems with server quite often.
2) ftp + IRC will do it.
3) TWiki + irc does it too if TWiki is set to accept uploads.

The long running severed heads list recently closed by Tom Ellard and Stephen Jones in favour of a new model for interaction, using

Haxial's KDX

http://www.haxial.com/products/kdx/

This provides all of the facilities you require. It is not, however,
free... it costs US$30 for a client.

Whilst this is highly unusual in a community which tends to presume
that free is always better, the payment keeps the developers at it and
there is a very lively interaction Tom, Stephen and the developers
about necessary new features for their needs and refinements to the
existing interface. I understand that these changes are happening very
quickly. something I guess which is made possible by allowing the
developer to work full time. Everyone appears happy.

You can read about the motivation here

http://www.sevcom.com/kdx-1.htm

along with instructions to observe as a guest. Like anything of this
nature, it goes from being deathly quiet to being quite active. People
have also been streaming DJ sets using a couple of shoutcast servers,
and people can chat about the music or ignore it, just like they might
at a live gig.

I think its fair to say that the sevs list was grappling with similar
problems which have plagued .microsound... (as are many lists) and
there was a feeling that email lists were not the best way to build and
foster an online community.

Anyway, this is how one group has tried to address these issues.

cheers

julian


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