<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>hi guys,</DIV> <DIV>that was my very first letter igot via the mailing list.hahaha</DIV> <DIV>cheers</DIV> <DIV>shen<BR><BR>--- On <B>Mon, 2/2/09, Cory K. <I><coryisatm@ubuntu.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid">From: Cory K. <coryisatm@ubuntu.com><BR>Subject: Re: studio backups<BR>To: "'Ubuntu Studio Users Help and Discussion'" <ubuntu-studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com><BR>Date: Monday, 2 February, 2009, 5:51 PM<BR><BR><PRE>To *everyone*. Do not email me directly for personal issues. I'm a very in-the-open person. If there's a conflict, do it in the open so things are documented. Kim Cascone wrote: > Cory > your subtle condescension on the list is not appreciated > and blowing me off by directing me to write a HOWTO that *someone* > might find useful is asshat behavior If that's you perception, so be it. > I didn't sub to your list to make you look smart by letting you win > every discussion > and I also don't back down from confrontations easily Sounds like you've admitted to a personal problem. Maybe take that into consideration. > if part the goal of the UbuntuStudio list is to welcome and educate > n00bz then I feel it is a disservice to dismiss the subject of backups > many Linux newbies can't find a backup app easily, don't have command > line chops or don't ask for help online in fear of being shot down or > subtly condescended to in public Again. Perception and a place where you can make things better. > also, with all due respect three 'pro' studio does not a statistical > sample make (I visit that many pro studios on one tour) > while this might impress someone who hasn't worked in the music > industry for 25 years I find it to be purely anecdotal evidence > and since you didn't mention *which* pro studios they were it is > basically hearsay and rumor > which is IMO not admissible as technical advice to a n00b on the list Feel free to contact any of these places: * www.omegastudios.com * www.cuerecording.com * www.hitandrunrecording.com If you like, I can also get you a list of places I've worked at while touring with a couple of the metal bands I know. > for the past ten years I've worked internationally with hundreds of > laptop musicians and VJ's > I've worked with CCRMA, STEIM, CREATE, CNMAT, Berklee College of > Music, MIT Press and dozens of digital media computer music > institutions in Europe as well > and believe me they ALL backup their systems and data Sure they do. I pointed out that it has never been my experience that an *app* was used for this. > so I might not be an pro IT guy such as yourself Ha! If you only knew. ;) > but I do know something about computers in the service of making music > and I feel that my own experience with Ubuntu since 4.10 is that > rescues and backups are something musicians working with Linux must > know about -- especially the less technical who come to it because of > its FOSS philosophy and open sharing communities GREAT!!! Seriously. *That's* why I suggested the wiki. You complained at length about the state of things so contribute. Don't jump to conclusions about another's motives without asking. -Cory K. -- Ubuntu-Studio-users mailing list Ubuntu-Studio-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users </PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></td></tr></table><br>