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[Matthew Polashek]

Hi!

Do you have a deadline?

Matt

Luis de Bethencourt wrote:
> Hello Matthew!
>
> I'm the co-lead of Ubuntu Studio.
> Your story is definetly awesome. Makes me proud of what we have built.
>
> I am trying to recollect personal stories of Ubuntu Studio users,
> especially people like you who have used Ubuntu Studio for something
> special and community benefitial.
>
> Could you please put me up to date with the effect Ubuntu Studio has
> had in your school. And can you please add some photos of you and your
> students using it and showing the love ;)
>
> I am going to publish in the net a few personal stories with Ubuntu
> Studio, and yours is perfect. I need it! Hopefully this will bring
> some attention, make media in free software better, and then your
> future students will be even more interested, and the circle will
> continue.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Luis de Bethencourt
>
> On Thu, May 24, 2007 at 2:20 AM, Matthew Polashek <matt at tinysongs.com> wrote:
>   
>> Hi!
>>
>> I've been a Linux audio freak for about 5 years now.  I started by
>> building low latency and pre-emption kernels with patches back when
>> you had to do it by hand!  I took a PC out of the garbage from my
>> work (Pentium II 300 I think) and building ardour on it.  It used to
>> be epic and all my nerd-friends were very impressed I was able to do
>> it!  Now I am teaching music in a High School in a gang ridden
>> neighborhood in Brooklyn.  It's one of these small schools with 400
>> students and we are financially challenged, as all schools in NYC
>> are.  We have been very fortunate to receive some money for computers
>> from JP Morgan Chase, but there is only one PC in my classroom and
>> I'm still using my Mac Laptop (Ubuntu Studio for PPC
>> please?!?!?!?!?!)  running OSX and Ardour2 for my students.  I have
>> found out that one of the best ways to get their attention is to have
>> them record music in the classroom.  Instead of having students
>> running out of class and literally tearing down my door, they are now
>> running to class and banging on my door all day long.  It's
>> exhausting to go without a prep period or a lunch for months, but
>> seeing these students grow and watching their grades and attendance
>> go up makes it all worth it.
>>
>> Anyway, I was able to get ahold of some P4 2.66 PCs for my classroom,
>> and while there is still no funding for software, I have the ability
>> now to give them production workstations to work and learn on.  And
>> thanks to UbuntuStudio, I can now configure these machines without
>> the huge time investment that something like CCRMA takes.  (I
>> installed the latest FC6 version and still can't launch ardour2 as a
>> non-root user even after multiple e-mail list postings and some
>> excellent help from their developers.  Music teachers that are also
>> working musicians don't have that much time!)  An added bonus is the
>> eye-candy aspect.  The wonderful theme you guys have put in place
>> will hook them really fast, I'm sure!  And when they find out they
>> can install this on their home PCs, they will probably freak out!
>>
>> I have had other staff members approach me to do various multimedia
>> projects, but I have had to tell them they would either have to use
>> my personal machines or suffer.  Now I will be able to help them!
>> (I'm the music teacher, tech guy, and Robotics nerd all in one...such
>> is the life of a small school teacher.)
>>
>> I recently introduced one of my more advanced students to Digital
>> Performer 5, but the complexity to a bit intense for him.  Ardour2 is
>> still a bit unstable on OSX.  I think the Linux version will provide
>> a much more satisfactory experience for me and my students!
>>
>> Again, I can't thank the UbuntuStudio team enough!
>>
>> Matt
>>
>>
>> On May 23, 2007, at 10:11 AM, Luis de Bethencourt wrote:
>>
>>     
>>> Please explain why your school and students. We want to know your
>>> personal experience and use for the distro/system.
>>>
>>> Luis
>>>
>>> On 5/23/07, Matthew Polashek <matt at tinysongs.com> wrote:
>>>       
>>>> You rule!!!!!!!
>>>>
>>>> My school and students, as well as I thank you!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Matthew Polashek
>>>> Home: 732.424.6153
>>>> Cell: 908.642.5770
>>>> matt at tinysongs.com
>>>> www.tinysongs.com
>>>> www.JandMJazz.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On May 22, 2007, at 8:19 PM, Cory K. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Matthew Polashek wrote:
>>>> Doh!  OK.
>>>>
>>>> Is there a path from Ubuntu regular to Ubuntu studio or any alternate
>>>> installation process to get to Ubuntustudio that does not involve a
>>>> DVD drive?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio/UpgradingFromFeisty
>>>> On May 22, 2007, at 8:09 PM, Cory K. wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Matthew Polashek wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hi!
>>>>
>>>> Is there a non-DVD version of Ubuntustudio I can download somewhere?
>>>>
>>>> Matt
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> No. We have no plans for one but never say never.
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