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[Paul Maddox]

Captain Proteus,


>	Next, the "Synth-DIY" identity crisis, as I'll call it. Rick
>wished the site be named something other than synth-diy.* because it >could 
>be erroneously linked to this mailing list.

errr, but isnt that the point?

I find it quite amusing (Im not starting a flame war here but raising a 
point) that for someone who "claims no ownership of synth-diy" to get so 
stressed about a domain name... if he doesnt own it then as it is born from 
this list and will have stuff on related to this list I personally think 
that it should be synth-diy.org.com.whatever..
If he does 'own' the list then fair enough, so to this end;
Rick, which is it? do you or do you not own it?

and does it really matter?

This is hwre I can see problems, for gods sake its a name its linked to this 
list by its users/members why should it not use it? personally I think it 
would be nice, but if its going to cause as much stress to rick (anyone 
else?) as it seems to be then fine, call it "not-synth-diy.com.org" I really 
dont care... the point about this site is to share information not to quible 
over ownership/names. If we worried abotu ownership we wouldnt post our own 
ideas/schematics would we?

>To re-iterate my intent here, and what the "catch" is, I'll be
>wholly open here. I'm interested in putting together a site which synth
>enthusiasts can share ideas. This site plan was borne out of the
>frustration I've seen with a lot of Synth-DIY web site maintainers in
>australia, and who host their pages on GeoCities. I'll provide this
>service to people, as well as maintain the content of the site free of
>charge to everyone.

Now things have been explained I cant see ANY reason why anyone would 
object, I for one, would love to help in anyway possible... hyperreal is 
(was?) a good example of this, one main page then users pages/music pages 
and Faq/schematics/etc...

Mr proteus, if there is anything I can do, just let me know.
I support this idea, 100%

>	Now here's the catch: what i want from you. Simply put, ideas. >I'd love 
>to host any synth DIY site on the net, and provide both FTP >and web 
>mirrors for people who already have bandwidth. I want >people's comments, 
>concerns, and wacky design ideas. And, I want >these ideas to stay with the 
>people who developed and invented them. >I'm only a gatekeeper... the rest 
>is up to you guys.

Sounds fair...

>	I've designed many sites before, but I'm new at the political
>"keeping everyone happy" game. I expect to gain a lot out of this >group, 
>namely through learning how to help people, and how to provide >this 
>service to everyone without causing too many bumps.

this is where the real fun lies...

>Now, I'm hoping I can finally contribute to a group
>that's helped make many of my dreams come true building synths. :-)
>

This is what the list is about and what make it GOOD, people will do things 
whichever way they can to help others on it... I've spokent o Grant Richter 
about his waveform city, which he sells, in turn it has helped me with my 
design (though somewhat different, but none the less a help) which I dont 
plan on selling and is freely available to all on the web. He didnt have to 
help, he could've just stayed quiet and said "im not telling you, its my 
design", but he didnt.

Lets see a little more of this and less of the bickering over names and 
ownership.

>
>The Proteus

just one more question, what is your name? :-)

Paul



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