[CREATE] [LGF-LGA] Ok, let's start with a website

[jon at rejon.org]

If it ain't broke, then don't fix it...is my position. I'm going to
focus on realidad.

Jon

On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 3:16 PM, a.l.e <ale.comp_06 at xox.ch> wrote:
> hi jon,
>
>> This whole thread...what's the addage about painting a bikeshed? It
>> underscores my point about distractions from accomplishing a mission.
>> Are we here to make sites or a Foundation, both often covers for
>> trying to raise money to raise money, or are we trying to get
>> creative apps to work together better and build a flourishing
>> creative community?
>>
>> Also, I will point out the irony that all of our communication
>> happens on the create list and wiki.
>>
>> What's the point again? Or rather where is the concrete realidad to
>> this thread?
>>
>> Ok, im going to go back to getting LGM day at Foss.asia lined up, LGM
>> book, and then get sponsors for both...
>
> i can only give my point of view:
>
> - it's about an association not a foundation
>
> - this association should be a tool to promote the free software
>  graphics tools in education, art and graphic industry
>
> - this association should take over the promotion coordination work
>  among free software projects in the graphics field
>
> - this association should make sure that a LGM happens
>
> - this association should make sure that some sort of certification is
>  developed which applies for the free software graphics tools.
>
> i have the feeling that CREATE, in its current form, can't manage most
> of those tasks.
>
>
> btw, i'm more than happy if we can have a foundation, maybe covering a
> broader field than the graphics software, that we can work with / rely
> upon.
> but, in my views, rightt now, we don't have a financial problem to focus
> on: we have to find out how to get the professional world to use our
> software. once they are REALLY using our applications, we will have to
> worry, how to collect some money from them!
>
>
> and, as yuval pointed, the biggest problem with CREATE is its name/url:
>
> - i'm not happy with having a sub-domain for it
>
> - we can't have create.org
>
> - it's too close to a suite which already leads the largest parts of
>  the market we want to take over.
>
> (well, in an ideal world i would love to have the CREATE name... it's
> a wonderful name. much better than the one used for that suite. and much
> better than LG, too. but it's not available.)
>
>
> now, what's the point of starting by creating a website? no idea, but i
> guess that we have to start from somewhere and a website is a bit like
> a club house: a nice place where you feel welcome.
> we are  discussing about this since a couple of years and it's nice to
> see the work start!
>
>
> just my 2.5c.
>
> ciao
>
> a.l.e
>
>
>
>
> p.s.: i was not aware that CREATE had activities outside of the
> graphics field. nice to know!
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