Re: [Fedora-music-list] Free/open music scene ...
Something else you can do that will really help: set up a torrent with all
that great new bandwidth. :)
The reasons that I'm *really* excited about Jamendo:
1. Lots of free content in one place, with a rating mechanism that
actually works.
2. Real growth in artists.
3. Bittorrent, which means low costs for delivery.
4. They serve Oggs! This will be *crucial* for the Fedora story.
BUT... the Ogg torrents are underserved. Help. :) Here's what you
yourself can do, right now:
http://www.jamendo.com/us/static/jamendotools_jamseeder/
I'm working to get hardware, but it could be a while before it's ready to
go -- like, a month-ish. In the meantime, I'm about to go buy a big
external hard drive, attach it to an old system at home, and run Jamseeder
myself.
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On Wed, 30 Aug 2006, Mike A. Harris wrote:
Greg DeKoenigsberg wrote:
> My recommendation? Troll through Jamendo and start listening. As soon as
> you find something you like, rate and review it. Follow Michael Tiemann's
> example: this is exactly what he's been doing. :)
Cool, will do... Heard mention of Jamendo before but never
googled to learn what it was.
Now that I've done so, this looks quite exciting. I just got
Shaw (my ISP) High-speed-extreme hooked up, and it looks like
I did so just in time to start downloading free music at 10mbit
by the boatload. ;)
Thanks for the suggestion Greg!
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