Gearspace

After 18 years as one of the world’s foremost pro audio forums, Gearslutz has decided to begin a new chapter as Gearspace. The move comes after a Change.org petition calling for a name change, wihch garnered nearly 5,000 signatures. The petition was started by user Cam Ran, who detailed the initiative’s purpose in the description section of its Change.org microsite. “Not every woman is offended by this name, but enough people are that it’s a frequent and recurring topic,” she wrote. “Most of the engineers I know feel uncomfortable with the name.” Gearspace founder Jules Standen went on to respond to the petition shortly after it began. “The name was, and still is, not intended to send a derogatory message to women or to discourage th...