eContact! 11.3 — Open Source for Audio Applications
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Travel Guide: Development Notes
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090521 preparing open call for contributions
jörn, michal and anyone else: i would like to send this out in the next week or so. comments and additions welcome.
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Call for Contributions
eContact! 11.3 -- Open Source for Audio Application
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eContact! wishes to extend an open call for submissions to an upcoming issue focussing on Open Source for audio.
Deadline for contributions: 30 June 2009
Publication: 15 July 2009
Submission Guidelines (also see below)
http://cec.concordia.ca/econtact/submissionguidelines.html
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Suggestions for contributions include, but are not limited to:
THE "TRAVEL GUIDE" TO OPEN SOURCE
A number of wiki pages have been set up and are being developed in true open source character: written and maintained by the community for the community.
http://cecpublic.pbworks.com/Opensource
SOCIAL / POLITICAL
- politics of open source, freeware and shareware
- gender and technology
- community-building as a result/extension of open source activities
- community exclusivity as a result/extension of open source activities
TECHNICAL
- system and programme stability and reliability, resource efficiency
- inclusivity / exclusivity (software, operating system, plugins etc.)
- compatibility with hardware / other software
- problem-solving for technical issues
ARTISTIC
- does open source imply / support alternative aesthetic approaches to artistic creation?
- article / review / gallery featuring the work of one or more artists who are working with open source
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As eContact! is an online journal, the inclusion of supporting images, audio and video is strongly encouraged.
New and/or unpublished materials are preferred but reprints of previously published materials are also possible (eContact! will credit and link to original publications). The author is responsible for securing all permissions and clearing any copyrights related to the submission.
The eContact! editorial team reserves the right to limit the number of articles published by or about a single artist in this issue.
Contact Coordinating Editor jef chippewa <jef@econtact.ca> to express interest in contributing.
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