From lojban-out@lojban.org Tue Apr 29 18:23:21 2003 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (EGP: mail-8_2_6_6); 30 Apr 2003 01:23:21 -0000 Received: (qmail 34207 invoked from network); 30 Apr 2003 01:23:21 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.218) by m15.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 30 Apr 2003 01:23:21 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO digitalkingdom.org) (204.152.186.175) by mta3.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 30 Apr 2003 01:23:21 -0000 Received: from lojban-out by digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.12) id 19AgJc-0005AM-00 for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Tue, 29 Apr 2003 18:23:20 -0700 Received: from digitalkingdom.org ([204.152.186.175] helo=chain) by digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.12) id 19AgJP-00059Q-00; Tue, 29 Apr 2003 18:23:07 -0700 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Tue, 29 Apr 2003 18:23:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from manyas.bcc.bilkent.edu.tr ([139.179.30.24]) by digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.12) id 19AgIz-00057v-00 for lojban-list@lojban.org; Tue, 29 Apr 2003 18:22:44 -0700 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by manyas.bcc.bilkent.edu.tr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F6DA321EF for ; Wed, 30 Apr 2003 04:22:07 +0300 (EEST) Received: from bilkent.edu.tr (ppp103.bcc.bilkent.edu.tr [139.179.111.103]) by manyas.bcc.bilkent.edu.tr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6AF3F321CA for ; Wed, 30 Apr 2003 04:22:05 +0300 (EEST) Message-ID: <3EAF88A5.3070904@bilkent.edu.tr> Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 04:26:13 -0400 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.3) Gecko/20030313 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: lojban-list@lojban.org Subject: [lojban] Re: seeking project head for new official project References: <5.2.0.9.0.20030429165246.030e2e80@pop.east.cox.net> <20030429211851.GK5687@miranda.org> In-Reply-To: <20030429211851.GK5687@miranda.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed X-Virus-Scanned: by AMaViS snapshot-20020531 X-archive-position: 5027 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: robin@bilkent.edu.tr Precedence: bulk X-list: lojban-list X-eGroups-From: "robin.bcc" From: "robin.bcc" Reply-To: robin@bilkent.edu.tr X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=116389790 X-Yahoo-Profile: lojban_out Jay F Kominek wrote: > On Tue, Apr 29, 2003 at 05:00:23PM -0400, Bob LeChevalier-Logical Language Group wrote: > >>It has been that we need an official project to produce a new Lojban sample >>tape (or CD-ROM/DVD) based on the various .MP3 exchanges and other sound >>files that people have developed. The tape once created would be added to >>our product list. (In DVD form, we could also add a quantity of files >>normally sought from the lojban.org website). > > > If it was a pure data CD, you could probably stick every Lojban web page > ever onto a single CD. > > >>The official project for now is just the tape, and we need a project leader >>to coordinate others and get the job done. Any volunteers, especially from >>those who have worked on these recordings already? (The recommendations of >>those working on the project will probably determine whether we consider >>the DVD). > > > Its a jump between audio tape and DVD? Tapes have been on the way out > for the last 10 years, and while DVD acceptance is rising quickly, I > don't think the cost of burning them would really be worthwhile. (And > is there even 4.7 gb worth of Lojban stuff that you'd want on a single > disc?) > > Everybody has a CD player these days, target the largest section of the > market. I agree. There is still a market for tapes in the not-quite-developed world (e.g. here in Turkey) but most people either have a CD player /drive or can't afford a cassette player, and unfortunately the latter group probably haven't heard of Lojban, and have more pressing concerns than constructed languages in any case. > Now, if you want to do something video based, then a DVD would make > sense. I think we're a way off that, though someone once suggested "Debbie Does Lojbanistan". robin.tr -- "A Perl script is "correct" if it gets the job done before your boss fires you." - Larry Wall Robin Turner IDMYO Bilkent Univeritesi Ankara 06533 Turkey www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin