Source Guru

Radio Amarok is looking for a design for their new website.

As a community project, we’re opening up the design as a competition to the general public, so if you’re an arty type, want to contribute to Open Source, and want your work out there, then please do enter the competition.

Requirements

Minimum requirements for a submission are as follows

• The design must be released under a Creative Commons licence
• We must receive the minimum of a PNG mock-up, and SVG/PSD sources
• All entries must be made before the 31st October
• All submissions to be made to submissions@radioamarok.com

After the 31st, the top designs will be picked out by the Radio Amarok team, and a vote will be put out for one week to the general public to decide which design they want for the site.

So, get your virtual paintbrushes out, and get designing – we’ve had some great entries already, and haven’t even announced it yet!

More information will be available soon at http://www.radioamarok.com/

Generally, I’m pretty lax when it comes to Firewalls in Linux, for the simple fact that I use kubuntu/ubuntu, which opens no ports by default. So any open ports on the system, I generally know about.

Anyway, as I’ve recently had a new server setup for Radio Amarok (many thanks to BitFolk for this, who have provided this service for us) and I knew that it would be something that’s going to be in the public eye, I thought that I better get a firewall up and running

So yes, I’ve been learning how to use Iptables correctly, and having to learn more about how TCP/IP works. I knew the basics, but actually sitting down and learning more about it is definitely interesting. Though, I’ve still not much idea on some issues, like why Aaron Krill’s ISP can’t route him to the Radio Amarok server (Andy Smith tried explaining – but I still had no idea what was going on!)

On another note, Radio Amarok is still looking for help. So if you have anything to offer (we’re looking for sponsors, artists, DJs, and web developers/designers (and at some point we’ll be looking for a sysadmin)), so if you have anything to offer us, feel free to pop into IRC (irc.freenode.net #amarok.radio) or email me (mez AT radioamarok DOT com)

Yep, that’s right – We need you!

Radio Amarok is currently in it’s Research and Development phase, and we’re looking for Artists to showcase on the station.

Radio Amarok will be broadcasting live 24/7 – and dedicated to playing the best in free music! So if you have a band and want to get yourselves out there, then please get in  contact!

You can find us in #amarok.radio on freenode, or you can email me on mez .AT. radioamarok .DOT. com

Please note that we will not accept artists who are not willing to do one or more of the following

• Release their work under a Creative Commons Licence
• Sign a Waiver for Royalty + Dubbing Fees for use on Radio Amarok
• Sign with Magnatune

So if you’re a new and upcoming artist, or know of someone who is, the please do get in contact! (and feel free to pass this onto your musical friends!)