January 2013 - openSUSE Artwork - openSUSE Mailing Lists

[opensuse-artwork] 12.3 Promotional Banners
by Andy anditosan 25 Jan '13

25 Jan '13

Hello Here is a link to a small collection of banners to promote 12.3 on websites. These are based on colors proposed for the updated look on 12.3. Please use if you like. The sources for these files are on the artwork Github. https://www.dropbox.com/s/k3hlwjda6v60ffy/ExtraSizes.zip Thank you Andy (anditosan) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+owner(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse-artwork] Meeting Scheduled
by Richard Brown 23 Jan '13

23 Jan '13

Jos, What about the recurrent problem that meetings and discussions are being carried out, often with decisions being made, without the participation of the actual contributors putting stuff in the distribution? This Saturday for example is terrible for me, given I'm tied up with other stuff - I don't expect the world to revolve around me, but I would think as one of those more knowledgeable about the Release process, it would have been nice if I could have had a say about the scheduling so I could contribute. Richard Brown Systems Engineering Team Leader City College Brighton and Hove >>> Jos Poortvliet <jos(a)opensuse.org> 01/17/13 11:11 AM >>> On Thursday 17 January 2013 07:43:04 Marcus Moeller wrote: > Am 17.01.2013 06:18, schrieb DuBois, Scott L.: > > Sounds like a plan. I should be able to hang out for a little bit. > > > > For those who need to convert time zones (as I did) here is a nice > > little link: http://www.timezoneconverter.com/ > > > > So for me, I need to be in the IRC at noon Saturday. > > > > On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 12:52 PM, Michael Fox <mfoxdogg(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >> A meeting has been scheduled for Saturday 9pm (CET) in > >> #opensuse-artwork @ freenode > >> > >> Due to the proximity of the release, only crucial issues and progress > >> only, as to not derail release thus > >> this meeting is for progress reports and to show what is happening and > >> to > >> ask for any assistance (so should be a short meeting) to organise > >> efforts > >> and know exactly what is going on and when should be finished for > >> testing. > >> > >> Then it will be open floor for anyone to ask for clarification and > >> discuss any issues on their minds related to release, however final > >> decisions will be made on the ML. > >> > >> Now I must stress this meeting/gathering is going ahead no matter what > >> and at this time, no changes will be made and any mails related to > >> this one will be ignored. Any changes can be asked for at the meeting, > > I still don't support this. Michael is doing it exactly the same way as > andi did for the flicker contest jury. > > For me the weekend is for private life. If we want to do regular > meetings, I would prefer if we would schedule it on a weekday. We can never accommodate everyone, can we? I would personally have suggested to use a http://www.doodle.com/ way of picking a good date/time but if nobody shows up here, that's proof enough it doesn't work and if most/all show up, that shows it works. Don't take it to heavily for now... > Greets > Marcus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-artwork] Meeting minutes- 20th Jan 2013
by Michael Fox 20 Jan '13

20 Jan '13

here are the minutes of the general meeting in #opensuse-artwork on 20th january 2013 can somone please post this on news.opensuse.org so the community what is going on IRC log is here http://mfoxdogg.com/opensuse/meeting-minutes/artwork-20-01-13-log.txt -- Progress Reports -- simon123 was doing SUSEgreeter and sumski was faster to upload changes current version of his greeter http://paste.opensuse.org/76346206 "my problem is that I can't get transparent background, it is white and spoils all it is something in Inkscape that I don't know, set background layer to no color, but at the end I have some" <shumski> simon123: note that the greeter background is now dictated now only with the picture, no more white box :-) <simon123> shumski: I'll see that after the meeting using 12.3 beta - but I have to move files to another computer victorhck has uploaded some proposals to github but no progress on them, https://github.com/openSUSE/artwork/tree/master/Wallpapers/12.3/Victorhck_p… Roguehorse. "just doing some wiki stuff Marcus threw at me. He asked if I could go through the Flickr page and pick out some items that meet requirements for wallpaper and create a wiki page with them for a secondary wallpaper inclusion. I told Marcus I could tend to it maybe tomorrow night or Monday." <Roguehorse> Andy, can you email me that voting idea you had with the points layout? Or send me the link to where the archive is from the mailing list? <anditosan> Roguehorse: I had the idea of having a committee that could chose 10 images from the many that there are on flickr. The voters would be anyone who is parto of the artwork team. We would have 10 points to distribute between the images people liked the most <mfoxdogg> Roguehorse, so you intend to use that method? <Roguehorse> Well, Marcus asked me to start a wiki on Wallpaper Contest Rules and I wanted to include hopw the voting structure works and thus far Andy is the only one to come up with something that worked. <Roguehorse> Then I think we should discuss something we can all agree on. In the meantime I'll leave that section blank. shumski is working on a different version of ksplash http://i.imgur.com/4BdytUo.png (current one http://i.imgur.com/foU7Q9H.png) -- Todo/asking for help -- anditosan, rougehorse and victorhck would like to help splitting the work for marketing, creating website banners, updating slideshows we need simple ways or images to spread the word about release on fb, G+, twitter, example https://twitter.com/anditosan mfoxdogg volunteered to make any images if asked victorhck pointed to his proposals on github rougehorse can squeeze in some time starting Monday or Tuesday. Before then I'm booked on schoolwork about marketing stuff <tigerfoot> anditosan: slideshows would eat like 1.5 days (10hours pro day) <Roguehorse> Bryen got bent about the presi Andy did last release <victorhck> anditosan: I made some proposals too <Roguehorse> I proposed something but I don't think anyone liked it eaither <victorhck> about some banners <anditosan> tigerfoot: yes, I just have to find 1.5 days ;) but I love doing the slideshows <anditosan> victorhck: in that case, let's share the proposals on the ML expecifically for marketing and then the rest can base their designs on yours <Roguehorse> anditosan: You wanna do one for my class XD <anditosan> Roguehorse: lolz I could <victorhck> anditosan: then the right place is marketing ML ?? <anditosan> Roguehorse victorhck well, let's improve on the work you made and have a united marketing look <victorhck> Ok <Roguehorse> ok <anditosan> victorhck: yes, so marketing and cc to artwork and then we can start working on them <anditosan> these materials are on GIT and once we finish, we have to upload that there -- Open Floor / General Discussion -- anditosan gave a nice speech "We have been under a lot of stress lately and lots of ups and downs as far a contributions go but we need to stay together and continue the work to make openSUSE awesome let's keep our tone respectful to others and their ideas and contributions the more we contribute, the more we speak. we are a good team and a growing one, we have challenges and things to learn. But we can all help each other in this. so let's do it! :D" mfoxdogg has put forward since he am so emotionally charged he will not be partaking in discussions on the mailing list anymore, he will still be in #opensuse-artwork to help when asked -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-artwork] meeting has started
by Michael Fox 19 Jan '13

19 Jan '13

the meeting in #opensuse-artwork has started -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-artwork] meeting agenda
by Jos Poortvliet 18 Jan '13

18 Jan '13

Heya, I know you're all busily working - I've seen the threads on the 12.3 distro artwork and the 12.3 promo things like banners. I think it's important to have a clear idea about what needs to be done. That is especially important not only for the release of the distro, but also for the hackaton we have next month: to make sure we don't forget things and to make sure we don't spend time discussing instead of working there. On the distro side, Richard has posted a good start of a list. From the promo side, I'd be happy to help make a list of some things (but that would need help from other promo people and all of you - I don't know all the stuff we need). To kickstart things, I created this wiki page: http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Artwork_Todo I tried to add some things on the promo side there as well as what Richard posted, corrections and additions are welcome as I didn't add the status to the things discussed here recently. If this is the wrong approach - please, just change or remove the wiki page. It's mostly that I made this page after seeing mails with "todo" as title and because I think it would be extremely helpful for the hackaton :D Might be a good idea to use a meeting or two to work on these lists... Hugs, Jos

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Fwd: [opensuse-artwork] Introduction
by DuBois, Scott L. 18 Jan '13

18 Jan '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Marcus Moeller <mail(a)marcusmoeller.ch> Date: Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 9:40 AM Subject: Re: [opensuse-artwork] Introduction To: "DuBois, Scott L." <ranger(a)roguehorse.com> Hi Scott. Could you please send this to the list as well? Greets Marcus > Well, it was a "gut" response. > > At openSUSE I'm mostly interested in learning how to become more > proficient in a variety of areas. > > 1. I know nothing of how to use open build, how to chase down a bug list > to learn how to work on one, but I'm open to someone showing me how. > 2. I want to clean up the wiki since it seems to be neglected over the > last couple of years and make it easier to navigate and understand. > 3. Artwork I do for fun and contribute what I do when it suits me, but I > have no motive involved with my submissions. I'm open for designing > things for people if they ask me to or collaborate on items being worked > on. > 4. I also do what I can to market the openSUSE brand across the net in > what channels I use or add things that I think are relevant such as to > G+ or on occasion Twitter. Money is tight right now so I don't have the > funds to really travel anywhere unfortunately until I find steady > employment and finish school. > > The easiest items for me to do right now are wiki and artwork until I > learn how to work with other aspects of the project. > > > On Thu, Jan 17, 2013 at 10:38 PM, Marcus Moeller <mail(a)marcusmoeller.ch > <mailto:mail@marcusmoeller.ch>> wrote: > > Dear Scott. > > That's good information to know Marcus, thank you. > > I live in California, just a "stone throw" away from Microsoft, > Apple > and Google. Just the fact that I choose Linux over MS or Apple > sort of > makes me a "black sheep" in my area, but I don't give in because I > believe in following what I think is right and Linux and > openSUSE are > the right way to do things. Even my university builds their > curriculum around MS products. Every class I take I am required to > learn a new product developed by MS or Adobe for that matter. > Neither > of which am I a big supporter of, but the degree and core knowledge > base from the coursework is more important than the software the > instructors are required to have us use to complete our projects. > > I started using Ubuntu in 2009 when MS announced they would no > longer > support XP which I was having constant trouble with viruses and > malware anyway. It made no difference what I did to protect my > system > it was always corrupt and I finally gave up on their product. When > Ubuntu switched to the Unity interface I was no longer happy with > their product and began looking for an alternative that worked > for me. > I was interested in ChromeOS and stumbled upon a download called > ChromeOS Linux which was based on openSUSE Studio someone had > built. I > loved the way it worked and how "natural" it was for me to navigate > the system. From there I naturally migrated over to version 11.4 (I > think it was) and began to learn as much as I can as often as > possible. There is A LOT involved with openSUSE and since I'm > not able > to just sit all day and pick it apart I can only go piece by > piece as > I have time to. In short, I have only been using openSUSE since 2011 > but the more I get involved the more I love it! I have also relieved > myself of the problems I had while using MS which is a blessing to > turn on my computer and just go rather than spend an hour trying to > clean it of garbage before I can get anything done. > > I was born in Oakland, California in 1970. I remember the days > before > Microsoft and Apple. I remember the Apple IIe, when MS came on (12) > 3-1/2" floppies and most PC's were called IBM clones. I remember > having to use the command line to navigate my files and my first > home > computer was a Commodore64 with a cassette drive to load programs > before I could afford a 5-1/4" floppy external that weighed more > than > most CPU's these days. I remember the Tandy1000 and my father had > Packard Bell when he worked for Pacific Telesis. I have been around > computers all my life but never experienced "real" computing until I > experienced Linux and the internet. These two inventions > together have > changed the world for the better in ways many people have no concept > of and I want to learn all about it. Most average people know what > Android is, but those same people don't have a clue of what > Linux is, > why? I want to see this change and I'm trying to do my part and > what I > can to make this change and raise awareness. > > Long story short, I'm getting my degree in Software Engineering with > hopes that I will find a company to work for that either shares my > goal or at least understands it and won't try to turn me into > another > mindless Microsoft or Apple groupie. Until that happens and even > after > it does, I'm still a advocate and fan of SUSE and openSUSE and will > continue to help as much as I can when I can. It's kind of like that > first car or first girlfriend, you try like hell to keep them around > as long as you can because you get an emotional attachment to your > "first" like no other and openSUSE is in reality "my first". > > > Thanks for sharing it. But the intend was to describe your areas of > intrest, your skills and what you are planning to contribute to this > team. > > Greets > Marcus > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+unsubscribe(a)__opensuse.org > <mailto:opensuse-artwork%2Bunsubscribe@opensuse.org> > To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+owner(a)__opensuse.org > <mailto:opensuse-artwork%2Bowner@opensuse.org> > > > > > -- > God bless ! > Scott DuBois > www.ROGUEHORSE.com <http://www.ROGUEHORSE.com> > openSUSE -- God bless ! Scott DuBois www.ROGUEHORSE.com openSUSE -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-artwork] Meeting Scheduled
by Michael Fox 18 Jan '13

18 Jan '13

A meeting has been scheduled for Saturday 9pm (CET) in #opensuse-artwork @ freenode Due to the proximity of the release, only crucial issues and progress only, as to not derail release thus this meeting is for progress reports and to show what is happening and to ask for any assistance (so should be a short meeting) to organise efforts and know exactly what is going on and when should be finished for testing. Then it will be open floor for anyone to ask for clarification and discuss any issues on their minds related to release, however final decisions will be made on the ML. Now I must stress this meeting/gathering is going ahead no matter what and at this time, no changes will be made and any mails related to this one will be ignored. Any changes can be asked for at the meeting, I would like to ask all to please attend. I will be chairing the meeting and taking minutes, but i will not participate in discussions, just keep them on track -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+owner(a)opensuse.org

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Re: [opensuse-artwork] RFC: Flickr instructions
by DuBois, Scott L. 18 Jan '13

18 Jan '13

That is very cool! The work done can be exported as well or items from other works can be imported in. I also like the function that contributors can be highlighted in different colors which makes it easy to see who wrote what. I still like the comments feature on Google Docs though which makes it nice to keep the page clean and allow others to come in and make comments on the various areas of document. I understand how some people don't like the idea of using Google Docs for whatever reason but, as far as I know, The Document Foundation has not produced a full web based version of their Libre suite. Sharing documents does not require any passwords or account set up. As the instructions state, the collaboration design was set up particularly with the kinds of work we do as well as students or global operations. People are scattered all over the place and rather than email documents around, we can follow a link to a document to work on it together from anywhere. There are of course other programs just like the one you pointed out, we just need to find them and try them out then let everyone else know about them. https://support.google.com/drive/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=2494822 On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 9:14 AM, DuBois, Scott L. <ranger(a)roguehorse.com> wrote: > That is very cool! The work done can be exported as well or items from other > works can be imported in. I also like the function that contributors can be > highlighted in different colors which makes it easy to see who wrote what. > > I still like the comments feature on Google Docs though which makes it nice > to keep the page clean and allow others to come in and make comments on the > various areas of document. I understand how some people don't like the idea > of using Google Docs for whatever reason but, as far as I know, The Document > Foundation has not produced a full web based version of their Libre suite. > > > On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 12:58 AM, Jos Poortvliet <jos(a)opensuse.org> wrote: >> >> On Friday 11 January 2013 12:07:20 DuBois, Scott L. wrote: >> > I have to say that I don't understand the opposition to using free >> > collaborative tools that have the potential to make document sharing >> > easy for everyone. >> >> Neither do I - but luckily, there are better (open source!) replacements >> for >> Google Docs when it comes to pure writing: piratepad. I suggest to try to >> use that - it has an even lower barrier to use, never requires passwords >> etc. >> >> The only downside is that it is decidedly not useable for long-term >> storage >> but that is not a huge deal for something like this. >> >> Hugs, >> Jos > > > > > -- > God bless ! > Scott DuBois > www.ROGUEHORSE.com > openSUSE -- God bless ! Scott DuBois www.ROGUEHORSE.com openSUSE -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-artwork] Introduction
by Marcus Moeller 18 Jan '13

18 Jan '13

Hi again. As promised, here is a short intruduction: My name is Marcus Moeller, I was born 1976 in Germany and am a Free Software Contributor since the mid-90's. I've started using SUSE Linux in 1994 and contributed to the openSUSE project since the beginning. (I even contributed to SUSE before, in form of offering Xfce third-party packages ;)) In the past I have used Photoshop, but since they exist, I migrated to Gimp and Inkscape. I am still learning, of course. I have created most of the graphics that are used on the wiki, contributed to the Connect CSS and several other aspects of the infra. 11.3 was the first version where I contributed core distro design, continuing to 12.1, 12.2 and now 12.3. openSUSE is not the only free software project I am involved in. As Swiss Country Coordinator I was responsible for the FSFE for quite a while and am still activly contributing. I did distro design for other distributions like CentOS and am activly contributing to Fedora (but not in form of art), as I have to maintain Fedora and Red Hat infrastructure at my day job. Greets Marcus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+owner(a)opensuse.org

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[opensuse-artwork] Introduction rule
by Marcus Moeller 18 Jan '13

18 Jan '13

Hi all. I would like to ask for something like a introduction rule for this list. This would mean, if you are new to opensuse-artwork, please describe your background, your skills, what you have done so far in form of art or theming/packaging. This would make it easier for us to welcome new contributors. And just to repeat, this list is not meant for everyone stating his/her personal taste or commenting on random threads. We have work that needs to be done and need YOUR help to do so. If it's okay for everyone, I would add these rules to the wiki. I would also make the start and write down a few notes about myself, even if I am a long term contributor. Greets Marcus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-artwork+owner(a)opensuse.org

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