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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> You rule!!!!!!! >>>> >>>> My school and students, as well as I thank you! >>>> >>>> >>>> Matthew Polashek >>>> Home: 732.424.6153 >>>> Cell: 908.642.5770 >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> 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. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> Luis de Bethencourt GuimerĂ¡ >>> luisbg >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> GPG: B0ED1326 >>> >>> -- >>> 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 >>> >> -- >> 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 >> >> > > > > -- 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