Free Software Artists and their Tools — Part I: David Revoy & Krita
The idea that Free Software has no decent design programs, and that it is impossible to produce quality art without proprietary apps is…
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Build Interactive Stories with Ren’Py
Storytelling is the cultural cornerstone of human civilization. If I were even more pedantic than I already am, I would tell you about…
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Opinion: Game Nearly Over
So here’s the news: Microsoft is forcing game developers and game developing companies through the hoop of their app store, encroaching on their…
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Bruce Byfield Interview: Designing With LibreOffice
Our colleague Bruce has a book coming out! It’s called Designing with LibreOffice. It tackles the subject of how to make documents look…
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The Video Editing Challenge – Part III: Blender
Blender is best known for being a feature-rich, 3D editing and rendering application and a huge open source success story. What is less…
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Glass Half – Brilliant and Hilarious short from the Blender Institute.
You must see Glass Half, a superb and very, very funny animated short about to art critics with extreme opposite world views. Directed…
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Codes of Conduct
What is the role of programmers in software development? The question is never far away in free and open source software (FOSS). Last…
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Nine Top Free Fonts and How to Use Them
Not too long ago, free fonts were either low-quality or utilitarian, designed to substitute for common proprietary fonts like Times Roman or Helvetica.…
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2017 – Year of the Linux Desktop
In a recent post Steve Burge reflects on how Free Software has managed to spread into tech companies in a big way, but…
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It’s Synfig crowdfunding time! Again!
Synfig, our favourite 2D animation suite, is looking for donations to keep development rolling.
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Vi Hart, the Mathemusician, explains Net Neutrality
Vi Hart, the immensely entertaining mathematician/piano player and vlogger, has put out a video that, in classic Hartish fashion, explains the cause and…
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Christmas is coming (III): The Gift of Freedom
It may sound hackneyed, it may sound trite, but many of the best things in life are free. Seriously. Even for Christmas. And…
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