[Klug-general] Dover Meeting

[Mike Evans]

Peter Frost wrote:


> 
> It's a music project by Jono Bacon (he of LUGRadio fame). It's all 
> creative-commons licensed.
> 
But what happens if you really don't want "Eight tracks of pounding 
metal", even if you think that this project is a cool, interesting and 
radical idea?

Like the free software market I can understand that some people will 
contribute to the the marketing of the product by evangelising for it 
voluntarily. This contribution is potentially as valid as parting with 
pounds or yen.

If Mr Bacon is making the music not only as a gift to the world, but as 
an artist who hopes to live by the fruits of his endeavours, he will 
have to show that the income from sales of recordings is no longer 
needed in order to finance both the other aspects of his career and his 
living costs.

This is indeed interesting (to me) and if not radical then at least 
unusual.  I have not heard his music, and am therefore pre-judging based 
on his description. However, the fact remains that I am unlikely to be 
interested in any quantity of pounding metal.  Given that he is 
attempting to show that the music can support himself and its own 
marketing based on the efforts of those who enjoy the music, rather than 
those who believe in his politics or economics, I find myself unable to 
support his project, other than to say "Good luck".

Mike