[Cynnabar] Weekly meeting minutes for June 27, 2011

[Greg Less]

Thanks! That answers my questions. Sounds like a great use of $50.

-Gregoire.

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 10:54 AM, Aaron Elkiss <aelkiss at umich.edu> wrote:

> All,
>
> This is to purchase a copy of NoteWorthy Composer 2 (NWC2), a music
> typesetting program.
>
> Some background on why this is useful: Brian Russel, a long-time
> SCAdian who recently passed away, transcribed a huge amount of music
> using this program. (see
> http://www2.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Category:Brian_Russell_editions)
> Unfortunately much of it has errors. Without a copy of the software
> there is no way to correct the errors for the music we want to use
> short of re-entering it, potentially introducing new errors. With a
> copy of the software, we can fix the errors, improve the editions, and
> share the result with the community.
>
> The program is also useful for producing arrangements for the dance
> band, which are also shared with the SCA community as a whole.
>
> This purchase would follow the same policies as software bought for
> webminister use:
>
> From the webminister's handbook:
>
> "Software
> If you use SCA funds to purchase software, this property belongs to
> the SCA, Inc. Copies of SCA, Inc. purchased software may not be kept
> for personal use after the Webminister steps down."
>
> NWC2 would belong to the Barony. It would be installed on one of the
> choir director's computers. When Monique one day step down as choir
> director, the program would be passed on to the new director.
>
> Hope that helps to clarify things.
>
> -Aaron
>
> On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 10:44 AM, Greg Less <greg.less at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Can anyone explain to me what the $50 for making music better is?
> > Thanks,
> > -Gregoire.
> >
> >
> >
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