Can anyone suggest reasons not to use google drive/docs/sheets/... to organise project files? I have had little experience with the tools apart from gmail and none when collaborating. Have others had positive or negative experiences using the tools to collaborate in a fairly relaxed way rather than the more demanding way often required by work? I guess the key question is is anyone likely to be putoff getting involved because of the use of google tools? I get the impression that some may have been if we went with github.
There is a 15GB limit which seems sufficient but I am not speaking from experience.
There is a 15GB limit which seems sufficient but I am not speaking from experience.
It has been 6 years since I worked professionally. Back then, we used sharepoint, Webex, and drop boxes. Software was managed with a Tortoise SVN repository. I am sure that the tools have changed since then. I am open to learning new tools.
Now it's still sharepoint, but dropbox is insecure and webex very expensive and unhandy so we replaced that with MS Onedrive and MS teams (the pro versions) all managed in the MS Azure ecosystem (and it works well). I worked in IT since 20 years so i've seen the evolutions ...
Google is a data kraken, and I am not happy with it.
Microsoft software (Teams and it's relatives) is not free (both as in "free beer" and in "free speech") and is a show-stopper if you lead a life outside of the M$ ecosystem.
GitHub works well with just about any computer system and does not require non-free software. Yes, GitHub was acquired by Microsoft, but you can always use any other git server if you prefer. GitHub worked (and still works) great for the OSMC project, mostly because I like working with git (and svn back then).
In the end it's up to the project leader to choose a system that works for him/her. Most of the contributions will probably come in through diyAudio anyway.
Another point you might want to consider is if your work needs a license. That may seem awkward, but its useful to protect your work from being exploited in wrong ways. There are a bunch of open-hardware license models out there which are simple to use and apply. I like the CERN Open Hardware License and use it for the OSDEHA.
My suggestion for a name: (Open Source) Frugal Primate Coffin
Microsoft software (Teams and it's relatives) is not free (both as in "free beer" and in "free speech") and is a show-stopper if you lead a life outside of the M$ ecosystem.
GitHub works well with just about any computer system and does not require non-free software. Yes, GitHub was acquired by Microsoft, but you can always use any other git server if you prefer. GitHub worked (and still works) great for the OSMC project, mostly because I like working with git (and svn back then).
In the end it's up to the project leader to choose a system that works for him/her. Most of the contributions will probably come in through diyAudio anyway.
Another point you might want to consider is if your work needs a license. That may seem awkward, but its useful to protect your work from being exploited in wrong ways. There are a bunch of open-hardware license models out there which are simple to use and apply. I like the CERN Open Hardware License and use it for the OSDEHA.
My suggestion for a name: (Open Source) Frugal Primate Coffin
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I have one last free documentation and project idea which is https://www.notion.so/ - comes with lots of templates for document and project management, free hosting, templates are easy to edit.
You guys going to get stuck at project management systems or are you going to design a speaker. If you want to place images or data at a centralized location ask the moderators to give you a wiki page.
Despite the common term Monkey Coffin, we could go with something like Open Source Classic 3-way, Vintage 3-way, etc., adding "Budget" or "Affordable" if desired.
If this is actually going to be a community project (and I do find this a great idea and opportunity) the project management is essential. So I find this discussion very useful.
Just my 2 cents.
The problem is not the rocket ship.
The difficulty is allowing and keeping people collaborating.
Capuchin Case/Crate/Casket/Condo (Case is probably more politically correct)
The Simiiform
The Funky Gibbon (one for the UK members of a certain age)
The Simiiform
The Funky Gibbon (one for the UK members of a certain age)
My previous NM post was an attempt to delete a post that I started, but had not been posted, but kept showing up when I read this thread. The clock ran out while I was trying to delete it.
If they do a poll, I wonder if there will be significant interest in something more basic, and lower cost.
I detest the term "monkey coffin". It is like referring to your wife as "the old lady", or referring to your children as "the brats". I will go along with whatever the group decides, but my preference is for something else.
Classic 3-way is good.
Other ideas:
12.3 Retro
Old School Stand Mount (OSSM)
Tres Ventos
Anything related to Tolkien is very 70's-ish...
Durin
Glorfindel
Shadowfax
Anduril
j.
Not sure if a poll is in the works.
If you start with a SB34NRXL75-8 which is currently $315 (w/o taxes or shipping) at Madisound, you're easily going to top $1000 for components for a 3-way pair. Probably $1200-1400.
IMHO, the current mid/entry market for consumer passive speakers is $1000~$2000/pr. I think most beginner DIYers would not contemplate the higher end of that range. It's too much to spend on end results they can't bee 100% sure about -- they can't hear it first! Hence, the lower the cost of a good entry level "higher end" DIY speaker, the better a chance it can be popular.