Thanks Carol for the update. Jon
On Sun, 2006-04-30 at 18:43 -0700, Carol Spears wrote: > hello jon and list, > > On Sun, Apr 30, 2006 at 11:59:11AM -0700, Jon Phillips wrote: > > -------- Forwarded Message -------- > > > From: Jon Phillips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > > Subject: Desktopcon.org Presentation Abstract for LGM2 + Create > > > Project > > > Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 16:11:44 -0700 > > > > > > Hey all, I'm including here a copy of my abstract for desktopcon 2006. > > > Please make any changes to the proposal and/or abstract by editing the > > > wiki page here: > > > http://rejon.org/wiki/index.php/Desktopcon_2006 > > > > > > If there are any bugs in the proposal please let me know, as they are > > > due on MAY 1. If that is accepted then I will next submit this full > > > abstract. I kind of jumped the gun on developing the full paper, but I > > > had the pieces laying around already ;) > > > > > i made some edits to the wiki. i would like to show those edits here > and ask for discussion of other potential edits. > > > > Here is a copy of the longish abstract: > > > > > i opted to leave the "longish abstract" fully printed here with some > breaks where i edited the wiki and where i think there should be some > discussion. > > > > > > > LGM2005 Overview and the Create Project: Ambiently Sharing Creativity > > > > > > This presentation begins with an overview of the extremely successful > > > Libre Graphics Meeting 2005 (LGM2005), organized by Dave Neary (the > > > Gimp). This conference brought developers of Free and Open Source > > the software previously known as TheGIMP is now known as GIMP. this is > an ancronym which expands to GNU Image Manipulation Program. the "The" > was wrong as it is not the only GNU application which manipulates > images. This change has occured in gimp-2.3. Instances of gimp-2.2 or > earlier as well as the web site have yet to reflect this change. work > is being done on the web site. > > so this first edit to the wiki was to change Dave Neary (the Gimp) to > Dave Neary (GIMP) since i am certain that representing the project is a > better task than any of the options that being the Gimp might offer him. > this is entirely theory on my part -- a projection which leads to a > rejection. untested. i am not even to ask for volunteers to see if my > assumption about this is correct or not! > > > > graphics software like the Gimp, Inkscape, Scribus, Open Clip Art > > > Library and Xara LX together to present and intermingle in order to > > in this list of software, i changed the wiki from "the Gimp" to "GIMP > (GNU Image Manipulation Program)". i am confident that this acronym is > correct and the expansion of this acronym is also correct; what i am not > confident about is if the acronym GNU will be welcome to this list and > to the bigger project. > > personally, GNU is the reason i became involved with gimp. it is the > only baggage that i still carry (metaphorically and almost literally > speaking) and i would like to keep it. details can be found here: > http://www.gnu.org there is already some working together going on at: > http://www.fsf.org -- more of my baggage (it has been a very heavy load > and anyone who would like to help to drag this around is welcome in my > life....) > > GIMP might be behind the times in software evolution, but it certainly > cannot be accused of being a sell-out. </defensivness> > > a formal discussion of any reservations that participants might have > with GNU would be gladly read by me. > > > > catalyze development. This first part of the presentation discusses the > > > successes of the conference and plans for next year (2007) in Montreal > > > with a hope to incite further participation. In support of the next > > > Libre Graphics Meeting in Montreal, the communications and planning are > > > happening on the Create Project's communication channels. > > > > > > Both LGM and the Create Project are interested in the following > > > problematic: Creative Free and Open Source projects such as Blender, > > > Gimp, Inkscape, Scribus, Audacity, Open Clip Art Library and others are > > here i just changed the collection of characters from "Gimp" to "GIMP". > > > > highly successful projects which produce much media — video, > > > audio, illustrations, photos, and other content. However, much code, > > > media, and infrastructure are produced by each project somewhat > > > independently which could be shared. For example, several of the > > > aforementioned applications have their own brush types, color > > > preferences, preferred media storage locations, keyboard shortcuts and > > > file format converters. Sharing these resources saves a developer time, > > > increases productivity, and contributes to an overall improved user > > > experience. Because of this overlap and the similarity of creative > > > media, there is need to work together on standards, promotions, and > > > inter-community plans. > > > > > > This second part of the presentation is about the Create Project > > > (http://create.freedesktop.org) whose goal is to develop and consolidate > > > shared resources amongst the various Free and Open Source creative > > > software applications while building relationships between these > > > communities. This part outlines the rationale for the project, its > > > current state, who is participating, and future plans. > > > > > GIMP is GPL. i am not certain which version of gpl it is licensed > under. it was gpl before *OpenSource(Software) existed as an acronymed > idea or before any organized group. GIMP developers have had a > landslide of new users who expect it to work like established propietary > applications and even if it is not in the *OSS rules, it does seem to be > in the spirit of *OSS ways to work like this. > > the GPL in the intentions of the developers should not just disappear > because it is time for the application to share resources with other > similar and also free applications. (developers past and present) > > > > Already Create is bearing fruit such as the Shared Resources > > > Specification, a swatches file format, and an Open Color standard. The > > > Shared Resources Specification consolidates brushes, gradients, color > > > swatches, patterns, and clip art into standard locations on different > > > operating systems for simple packaging and implementation by > > > applications. Already, Scribus, Krita, and Inkscape support this spec > > > with Open Clip Art Library, Gimp and others planning on supporting it in > > > upcoming versions. > > > > > > The Create Project also builds relationships through "ambient sharing." > > > This is typified by combining developers??? blogs from the different > > > development communities into a planet-type [2] blog aggregation, > > > available at Create???s project space at Freedesktop.org [3]. In the > > > commercial world, affiliations and alliances are brokered through > > > contracts and funding. In Free and Open Source Software alternate > > > approaches for encouraging collaboration and sharing are necessary which > > > do not rely upon forced meetings, ultimatums, and explicit timetables > > > that decrease the fun in development. Rather, the emphasis on ambient > > > sharing is about providing a service for sharing, lowering social > > > barriers for participation, and making collaboration casual. > > > > > > [1] This list is not exhaustive but used as an example of the type of > > > project that is considered a Creative Software. See > > > http://www.blender.org, http://www.gimp.org, http://www.inkscape.org, > > > http://www.scribus.net, and http://audacity.sourceforge.net, and > > > http://www.openclipart.org. > > > > > with luck and perserverence, www.gimp.org will be updated to reflect the > change in the name. i am sorry for whatever confusion this has caused > to anyone trying to start with GIMP here. > > > > [2] See http://www.planetplanet.org/ > > > > > > [3] See http://create.freedesktop.org/ > > > > > > > > btw, last i looked, the inkscape rss feed was broken and lately i am > getting a 404 for the scribus feed. i made an instance of planet in > which news from the art applications that were involved with LGM news > was displayed: > > http://paths.gimp.org > > (gimp feed is messed up as well...) > > any project involved in this project should be included in this planet > instance. any project that does not want to be included there, i would > like to know and understand these reasons. i am willing to read them > and see what i can fix here to help change things. > > thank you, > > carol > > -- Jon Phillips San Francisco, CA USA PH 510.499.0894 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.rejon.org MSN, AIM, Yahoo Chat: kidproto Jabber Chat: [EMAIL PROTECTED] IRC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Inkscape (http://inkscape.org) Open Clip Art Library (www.openclipart.org) Creative Commons (www.creativecommons.org) San Francisco Art Institute (www.sfai.edu) _______________________________________________ CREATE mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/create
