Re: [Audacity-devel] Reciprocal links

[Vaughan J. <va...@au...>]

ga...@au... wrote:
>     | From Vaughan Johnson <va...@au...> 
>     | Sun, 03 Sep 2006 18:59:57 -0700
>     | Subject: [Audacity-devel] Reciprocal links
>     | ga...@au... wrote:
>     | >     | From ga...@au... 
>     | >     | Fri, 01 Sep 2006 07:31:32 +0100
>     | >     | Subject: [Audacity-devel] Reciprocal links
>     | >
>     | > I've added the Ion and Numark USB turntables and the Behringer  
>     | > USB guitar to the VendorsThatBundleAudacity page on the Wiki.  
>     | > Unless contradicted I'll work on the basis that commercial vendors 
>     | > of relevant products that link to us can add a link to their product
>     | > on SitesThatRecommendAudacity.
>     | Thanks, Gale. Did you mean they can add their links to 
>     | VendorsThatBundleAudacity, too, if that's more pertinent? I think it's 
>     | great that they should be able to add themselves directly.
>
> Yes I'm sure that if product vendors linking to us are actually 
> bundling Audacity with their product they would be entitled to 
> have a link on VendorsThatBundleAudacity as well as on
> SitesThatRecommendAudacity. As far as I can see Numark/Ion
> and Behringer that I added to VendorsThatBundle are not actually
> linking to us. 
>   

We're actually still discussing policy about this, especially regarding 
companies whose products we actually endorse and might want to resell on 
AudacityStore.

For now, I've updated the page with some provisos about use, primarily 
that an entry does not constitute endorsement. Also: brevity, no pricing 
info, and alphabetized listings. I also merged the turntables listing 
and added another, for the M-Audio/Pinnacle/Avid Podcast Factory. We've 
also heard recently from a couple of vendors with upcoming products.



> Yes also I think when we get asked (quite often) for permission
> from vendors to bundle Audacity with their product we can suggest
> they add themselves to VendorsThatBundle ; and if vendors selling 
> an audio product (including software) ask for a genuine reciprocal 
> link similarly we will now suggest they add themselves to our 
> SitesThatRecommendAudacity page. Or, we could make that a new 
> page "ProductsThatRecommendAudacity" which might distinguish 
> it from SitesthatRecommend? We could then keep that latter page 
> as it is now (basically a list of tutorial/guide/information sites). So
> when we get asked for permission for Audacity to be put on 
> something like a cover CD for a software magazine, or added to a 
> webpage that recommends audio software, we could invite the 
> enquirers to add themselves there.  
>   

I don't see why bundlers would want to be on the 
SitesThatRecommendAudacity page. As you point out, it's more about 
tutorials, etc. I don't see how it's more genuinely reciprocal to have a 
link to them there -- both pages are editable.

I don't see much functional difference between 
ProductsThatRecommendAudacity and VendorsThatBundleAudacity. For now, I 
think we should just keep it simple.



> A ProductsThatRecommendAudacity page might also be seen as a 
> bit more of a reward for vendors that recommend us than being 
> pushed onto a more general page?  
>   

Not gettin' you, my friend. How is ProductsThatRecommendAudacity less 
general than VendorsThatBundleAudacity? Seems more general as a 
category. Restricted editing? Then it probably shouldn't be on the Wiki. 
Products that we truly endorse we'll add to AudacityStore, and possibly 
resell.


>     | I've been working on some similar relationships with other vendors, 
>     | especially regarding AudacityStore.com, so you can just direct them to 
>     | me, or please let me work with you, with them.
>  
> Yes if the wraps are off AudacityStore now, and a vendor asks if we 
> can consider being an outlet for their product  I will send them to you
> directly. Are you are saying we might quietly suggest AudacityStore
> in response to a request for a reciprocal link to a commercial product?
> Is the store thinking of selling audio software as well as hardware? 
>   

Wraps are off -- it was announced on the website August 15. Yes, please 
send those inquiries to me, and absolutely, we'll consider being a 
reseller for products we endorse.

We haven't explicitly discussed selling software, but I don't see why not.


>  
>         | also please send me the Ion/Numark contacts.
>
> I have only corresponded with this person about purely technical 
> support matters to do with the turntables:
>
> Steve Bongivengo
> Alesis/Numark/Akai/Ion Audio 
> Technical Support 
> 200 Scenic View Dr.
> Suite 201
> Cumberland, RI 02864
> sbo...@nu...
>  
> Phone 401-658-5760
> Fax 401-658-3640
>  
> WWW.ALESIS.COM
> WWW.NUMARK.COM
> WWW.ION-AUDIO.COM
> WWW.AKAIPRO.COM
>
>
> Gale 
>
>   

Okay, thanks, I'll follow up.

Thanks,
Vaughan