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troy_sLook at the long term fundamental strengths of Ubuntu from a traditional marketing perspective:12:10
coz_ease of use12:11
troy_s 1) It is ethical (bikeshed about sabdfl, but ultimately, it is a free and open platform)12:11
coz_ease of installation12:11
msikmaAnd it's a a fact that /these/ people are going to become more relevant constantly. We are constantly becoming more acquainted with technology, mostly thanks to the Web. The one huge killer app for personal computers. Everybody has a computer now. Heck, everybody has two.12:11
TheSheepmsikma: I thought I'm pretty universal with all the windows and unix stuff, when I had to learn to admin IBM mainfrmes. This opened my eyes -- the knowledge of 'computer experts' is so tiny a fraction...12:11
troy_s 1) it performs the needs of a good sizable percentage of computer usage.  more if your knowledge is greater.12:11
msikmaTheSheep: that's sort of outside of the scope of this system, though.12:11
troy_s(fecking wiki syntax :) 1. 1. 1. )12:11
coz_:)12:12
troy_s 3) Contributing to FOSS helps EVERYONE on EVERY platform in EVERY architecture12:12
TheSheeptroy_s: moin has non-standard syntax for a wiki12:12
troy_sTheSheep I still find myself listing in it.12:12
msikmaThere is only one architecture [that really matters for a desktop operating system] .12:12
troy_smsikma -- that is dark ages mentality12:12
troy_samd proved that paradigm wrong12:13
troy_sand others will follow12:13
msikmaThat will not be true in the future, but just thought I'd throw that out there.12:13
TheSheepmsikma: and you're sure it won't change? :)12:13
troy_sthe entire 64bit revolution is now all AMD12:13
TheSheepmsikma: ah, ok12:13
coz_msikma, no every os has its place and uses12:13
troy_sDespite Intel, IBM's etc, attempts.12:13
msikmaI'm not a processor expert, but I've heard reports that AMD's new line of processors is unlikely to outperform Intel's new line of processors.12:14
troy_sI guess fundamentally I see computing as important as politics.  I prefer to live in a free and democratic society, and I also choose to be vocal about the shortcomings of societies that don't abide by such rules.12:14
troy_smsikma -- that has nothing to do with amd64 architecture12:14
coz_msikma, that is a performance battle that hs been going on allways one year intel the next amd12:14
troy_smsikma -- the architecture that every 64bit box uses in mainstream now is AMD's.12:14
msikmaI agree that people should become more aware of things like that, troy_s, but I don't contribute to Ubuntu for that reason [alone] .12:14
troy_sWhat I am saying, is that if we show the light to people -- that using say12:14
troy_sopen codecs12:15
troy_sopen standards12:15
troy_setc.12:15
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msikmaWhat is "the light"? Define it.12:15
troy_sSolves a lot of problems -- companies don't need to spend money developing and bug shooting drivers for example.12:15
coz_troy_s, ok are you part of the marketing team?12:15
troy_smsikma -- the FOSS approach -- it works.  Instead of a company spending potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars on office -- use OpenOffice for example and write further gnu protected code to reach their paricular needs.12:16
troy_sRelease it back into the wild, and poof... instantly viable business sense...12:16
troy_sCosts go down.12:16
troy_sPublic at large benefits12:16
msikmaIf you'd ask me what "the light" is, I'd bounce the ball back and say that it's something that can't be attained until some key structural points of the computing world are brought to the free software world. It's coming there, but it still has a few hurdles to overcome.12:16
troy_sData is long term12:16
troy_setc.12:16
coz_troy_s, not necessarily12:16
msikmaAnd one of these hurdles is something that I can help Ubuntu overcome.12:16
msikmaWhich is marketing. And design.12:17
msikmaThat's something we must all focus on.12:17
coz_troy_s, every large compnay has an IT department that writes things specific to the needs of that compnay12:17
troy_smsikma -- theoretically.  Although when you start talking about art and design, you are often bound up with ego and self-marketing.12:17
coz_it may be open source but that does not mean free12:17
troy_sby 'you'12:17
troy_si mean the 'you at large' not msikma12:17
troy_s:)12:17
coz_and realesing to the public may be non  free to use12:17
troy_scoz_  GNU free.  Assured freedom12:17
troy_swhich is again, not free in a utopian sense, but free to the best that our adversarial society can allow for right now.12:18
coz_troy_s, well i am not a propnent of FREE software for professioanl use12:18
coz_I want it to be a coslty application becasue it will be better12:18
troy_scoz_  but you probably don't have sufficient knowledge on that front to be making such bold claims.12:18
troy_slol12:18
msikmatroy_s: it all matters not. It's one of the hurdles, and one way or another, we're going to have to overcome it, or we cannot reach the finish.12:18
coz_oh yes I do12:18
troy_scoz_  Good thing you aren't running Google.  :)12:18
coz_troy_s, myu point is that , as an artist for example, if I relied on gimp, i wold fail12:19
msikmaAll else does not matter, and I'm not going to get involved in anything else.12:19
troy_smsikma -- but that will take planning and documentation -- something it seems that artists /programmers/etc don't do so well.12:19
troy_scoz_  as a trained artist myself, I could care less about what program is available.12:19
msikmaWikipedia is organized too.12:19
coz_mm troy_s as a digital artist, i do care what is avaialbe12:19
troy_smsikma -- I fear your quick needs will not be met.12:19
msikmaIt's possible with only a huge amount of people and a lot of desire.12:19
troy_scoz_  ever heard of imagemagick?12:20
coz_troy_s, not enough12:20
TheSheepimagemagick++12:20
troy_scoz_  you will be hard pressed to find a more powerful tool anywhere.12:20
troy_scoz_  commercial or otherwise.12:20
TheSheepand python-gimp is kewl too12:20
coz_well corel painter in my mind is the absolute application12:20
troy_scoz_  sometimes knowledge goes a long way.12:20
coz_for a painter12:20
troy_scoz_  and if you want to paint12:20
troy_scoz_  paint.  scanners are cheap.12:20
troy_s:)12:20
coz_troy_s, that is why I am talkning to  you12:20
coz_scanners ?12:21
msikmaIronically, I just looked up imagemagick and I found an example page that shows off the filters it has.12:21
troy_scoz_  personally, as someone who knows someone who graduated from the royal academy12:21
msikma(That's not exactly what I'm looking for when I click on "examples".)12:21
troy_si would never suggest 'painting' on the computer.12:21
troy_smsikma -- it is a bit of a huge creature to try and describe.12:21
TheSheeptroy_s: real world paint lacks undo ;)12:21
coz_troy_s,  as someon trained at CMu i would asy your are foolish for listening tohim12:21
troy_smsikma -- documents do ... stink :)(12:21
troy_sTheSheep -- that's part of the medium12:21
msikmatroy_s: it doesn't exactly make me want to use it.12:21
troy_scoz_  LOL.12:22
msikmaThere is no "screenshots" link to be found in their menu.12:22
troy_swtf is the cmu in long format?  university in there...12:22
troy_screative...12:22
troy_s?12:22
TheSheeptroy_s: reminds me of those monks making mandalas from colored sand12:22
msikmaI don't even need to look further to conclude that this project too is suffering from a good sense of marketing.12:22
troy_smsikma -- it is a tool.  like xlm12:22
msikmaSo?12:22
troy_smsikma -- unto itself, it does nothing.12:22
TheSheepmsikma: imagemagick is a command line tool12:22
msikmaPhotoshop is a tool, except that one is used by millions.12:22
troy_smsikma -- who cares?12:22
coz_troy_s, everyone should care12:23
msikmaYou don't care that there aren't millions using what you claim is a powerful tool?12:23
troy_smsikma -- Ultimately, it is the tool in an artists hand.12:23
TheSheepmsikma: a screenshot would show a black screen with some text L:)12:23
troy_smsikma -- knowledge and agency.12:23
coz_troy_s, with that I agree12:23
troy_sIn the end, the tool matters not.12:23
coz_agreed12:23
troy_sIt is the execution within a medium.12:23
troy_sAnd that, is what art is fundamentally about.12:23
msikmaThen an examples page, TheSheep. Not one that shows off a bunch of stupid filters, but one that shows off how easy it is to use it to create powerful command line instructions with which to do alterations to an image that matter.12:23
coz_it is the final composition that is importatnt12:24
troy_smsikma -- you probably wont' find that.12:24
TheSheeptroy_s: well, but in the real world, the choice of the medium plays some role :)12:24
troy_smsikma which probably addresses why millions aren't using it because they can't see it in 10 seconds.12:24
coz_TheSheep,  ins waht way?12:24
TheSheepmsikma: it has a man page...12:24
msikmatroy_s: yes, and that's EXACTLY what's wrong with a huge part of the FOSS community.12:24
troy_sTheSheep: Some.  Installations might argue against that.  (Installation art that is)12:24
coz_installation art yah not art12:25
troy_sit is what is wrong with us... either you are a part of it or you aren't.12:25
troy_sif you are, there is no one to blame but yourself.12:25
troy_scoz_  weird grey line in there somewhere.12:25
coz_troy_s, not in my mind it is like making a basket12:25
troy_sanyways, you bright feckers have kept me from finishing my chores damn you.12:25
troy_scoz_ blur the lines.12:25
TheSheep:P12:25
TheSheeptroy_s: you're welcome12:25
troy_scoz_ every time someone says 'art is this' some artist comes along and kicks it in the ass.12:26
troy_shence movements.12:26
coz_troy_s, true but infrequwntly12:26
TheSheepcoz_: *every* time :)12:26
troy_scoz_  infrequently that the people gather under a collective banner and form an entire movement perhaps, but frequently with regards to styles and tendencies.12:26
coz_but infrequently12:26
coz_troy_s, it is difficult to state and represent clearly in text format what all of us might agree with if face to face12:27
msikmaAnyway. This discussion is over for me if someone can tell me how many more years it's going to take for the FOSS community to realize that they shouldn't whine about fewer people using their products and simply start thinking straight to mend the problem instead.12:27
msikmaThe problem isn't the quality of the code or the things that the programs can do.12:27
troy_scoz_ and on Gimp-- i would agree that out of the box it might seem like it has some shortcomings, but to someone with the want to experiment, there is little it cant do that photoshop can... excepting 16bit per channel colour depth currently... imagemagick handles that well though.12:28
TheSheepthe problem is too many peole claiming to know what the problem is ;012:28
troy_smsikma -- i think that is where you don't see it -- they are.12:28
coz_troy_s, yes but struggling with an application is not good12:28
troy_smsikma many just carry on and produce12:28
troy_sthey just create12:28
coz_either it is workable or not12:28
troy_sgriping about things wont fix it.12:28
coz_gripe gripe gripe :)12:28
troy_scoz_ no, but again, i know many artists who like the challenge.12:28
troy_scoz_ i guess it depends on your art heritage :)12:29
msikmaThey create with no suitable design goals, no real desire to have a major crowd use their products, no real attempt to overthrow the large commercial alternatives that people are massively using.12:29
troy_smsikma and where does firefox fit into this?12:29
msikmaEither they don't try or they're simply really ignorant and fail miserably at every attempt.12:29
troy_smsikma apach?12:29
troy_smsikma etc12:29
coz_msikma, agreed !12:29
msikmaNot all of the FOSS community has this problem, I admit.12:29
coz_firefox?12:29
msikmaAnd that's great. Firefox is an excellent example.12:29
msikmaBut the majority of the community has no clue.12:29
troy_sit isn't perfect either... evolutionary design12:29
coz_what ?12:29
TheSheepmsikma: is "success" when you program does what you want, or when it is used by many people?12:29
coz_i ahve no clue12:29
troy_sbut again, you need to CREATE the thigns12:30
coz_TheSheep, great question12:30
troy_syou can't just talk about it12:30
troy_syou must create it12:30
msikmaTheSheep: to me, or to you?12:30
troy_screate create create create12:30
coz_msikma, to the whole picture12:30
msikmaTo the world?12:30
msikmaThen the latter.12:30
TheSheepmsikma: to you, I know what it is to me ;)12:30
troy_smsikma -- i don't know if i would be so bold as to pretending to know what the world thinks meaning is.12:31
TheSheepmsikma: the people who make up "the world" will be gone in 5012:31
troy_scase in point, of the four people here talking, your statement doesn't represent two of them12:31
coz_asl will the programs12:31
troy_sand bandying all of the terms that i see on mailing lists like 'professional' and such12:31
troy_sis silly...12:31
msikmaTheSheep: does that mean you'll happily wait for 50 years until Ubuntu becomes popular?12:31
msikmaSeriously, that's not an argument.12:31
troy_sbecause if it comes down to credibility based on resume, most people should probably shut up :)12:32
coz_I can pass that test esily troy_s12:32
TheSheepmsikma: I don't really care if it's popular, as long as it's good and I can use it12:32
msikmaThe reality is now. I make money and put food on the table today. I'll be retired in 50 years.12:32
troy_s_most_12:32
msikmaTheSheep: caring about yourself isn't going to make Ubuntu popular with Joe Next Door.12:32
msikmaAnd that is something that the FOSS community must realize.12:32
coz_msikma, well i agree again amazingly:)12:33
troy_sdo you realize it msikma?12:33
TheSheepmsikma: but why do you want to be popular with Joe?12:33
troy_sare you part of the FOSS community?12:33
msikmatroy_s: do I need to be?12:33
troy_sI know I realize it and probably consider myself a part of it12:33
troy_swell you speak in vague generalities as to this 'us versus them' mentality12:33
troy_swhat is FOSS?12:33
troy_sI think there are many people who would agree that it needs to grow in areas12:34
troy_sbut again,12:34
TheSheepthere is no spoon12:34
troy_sthat's just a good idea12:34
troy_suntil someone shows the execution thereof12:34
msikmaTheSheep: because there is a problem. It's currently bug #1 on Launchpad. This problem can be mended, but it requires that we do make Ubuntu popular with that same Joe.12:34
UbugtuMalone bug 1 in ichthux "Microsoft has a majority market share" [Critical,Confirmed]  https://launchpad.net/bugs/112:34
troy_sif you had free reign, which is what you have12:34
troy_ssolve it.12:34
msikmaJoe knows chkdsk and edlin, but not fsck or ed.12:34
troy_ssolve it12:34
troy_ssee my point?12:34
troy_syou have your ability to fix things12:34
coz_in my opinion this kind of conversation must be conducted face to face if any solutions are to be realized mut my opinion12:34
troy_sand to fix things, you must do them.12:34
troy_sexecution12:34
TheSheepmsikma: you're making quite a few assumptions here12:34
troy_scoz_ too old school.  dated.12:35
troy_scoz_  simply doesn't work nor happen often enough12:35
TheSheepshall I bring up a teamspeak server? :)12:35
coz_troy_s, mmm interesting outdated perception:)12:35
msikmaIt's past midnight here. I'm going to leave soon.12:35
troy_scoz_  for example, you and I probably would never have met in real life, nor even ever known of each other.12:35
troy_sgreat chat boyz12:35
troy_snow work on fixing the problem12:35
coz_yes true what has that to do with now getting togetrher12:35
troy_sit is only as difficult as implementing how _you_ think it should be done.12:36
TheSheepthanks for your discussion, I need to think about it now :)12:36
troy_sditto12:36
troy_sTheSheep: and get me those blasted sketches12:36
troy_sTheSheep: check that link that msikma gave me12:36
msikmaTo reply to troy_s: I don't really care what the FOSS community is, actually. Everybody will explain it differently. The point is that Ubuntu is open source software and that it comes with a plethora of great applications that can be installed with just one terminal command. It's something. It's different from freeware or shareware.12:36
troy_sit has some pretty incredible work.12:36
TheSheeptroy_s: where?12:36
troy_smsikma -- I think that is the point12:36
coz_mm too frustrating for my an ultimate goal to be acheived12:37
troy_sTheSheep: documents on the wiki12:37
troy_scoz_  no such creature.  just evolution.12:37
msikmaThere is but one thing that matters and it is currently the fact that we have a huge amount of excellent software just waiting to be used by people who can genuinely enjoy it, but the baby won't open its mouth.12:37
troy_scoz_ do something now that works, build on it.12:37
msikmaWe need a golden spoon for it to open its mouth.12:37
troy_smsikma -- i think it is happening12:37
msikmaWe don't have gold smelters.12:37
coz_troy_s, I am alot older that you may realize12:37
troy_sif you can develop a way for it to happen faster or better12:37
troy_si would say do it.12:37
msikmaFine, so I will12:38
troy_scoz_ I am right beside you.12:38
troy_smsikma -- execution.12:38
troy_scoz_ I was suggesting that we don't really know where any of 'this' is heading... in terms of technology12:38
troy_sbut we need to make certain that the bed made so that it can happen.12:38
msikmaIt's unfortunate that I'm not some kid who got bought out by Google for billions of USD because he decided to make a fancy Web 3.0 recipe search engine or whatever.12:38
msikmaI gotta go to work tomorrow.12:39
coz_troy_s, and how do you conntect that with art?12:39
msikmaI also work besides work, so that leaves me with little time to do anything else but complain like some old guy12:39
coz_msikma, hey I am an old guy:)12:39
msikmaAnd make my own stuff, but they're not competing for default artwork in Ubuntu anyway.12:39
msikmaIt's small potatoes.12:39
coz_msikma, and you will be old someday too lol12:40
msikmaYou know, I'll try, troy_s.12:40
msikmaI can't promise anything, but I'll do something.12:40
troy_smsikma LOL12:40
troy_sexactly... if we team up and build12:40
troy_swe have a hope12:40
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coz_not really12:41
troy_scoz_  you are an artist and you probably get grumpy about situtations... consider that technology is one of those situations that might be preventing future growth if we let it lie in the hands of two bonkers companies.12:41
troy_scoz_ and that relates to art.12:41
msikmaYomar is going to teach me calligraphy, by the way, troy. :P12:41
troy_scoz_ but art in the traditional sense might be evolving too.12:41
troy_smsikma -- awsome!12:41
msikmaIn exchange for me teaching him HTML.12:41
troy_sgreat trade12:42
coz_troy_s, I understand that perception I want critical thinking and possible solutions for this12:42
msikmaYeah, it's really neat.12:42
troy_scoz_ but again, when you turn off the computer12:42
troy_scoz_ what is accomplished?12:42
troy_shave you documented it?12:42
troy_shave you changed anything?12:42
troy_shave you worked to spread anything newly thought up?12:42
coz_troy_s, the work of the dayu12:42
coz_day12:42
coz_that is wha tis accomplished12:42
troy_sin relationship to something such as Ubuntu however, it requires building / creating / executing.12:42
msikmaI think Yomar might be concerned with the state of computer software if he knew what was going on. He's a real environmentalist for one thing.12:42
msikmaWell, I'm leaving now12:43
troy_sand _that_ msikma12:43
coz_bye guy!12:43
troy_sis exactly the power of knoweldge12:43
troy_stake care my friend12:43
msikmayeah, see you later12:43
troy_sspread the word and keep the faith.12:43
troy_sso coz_, i would suggest that you figure out a way to formalize your dissention.12:43
troy_s(like any good artist)12:43
troy_s;)12:43
coz_I have no real dissention other that fighting censorship at this point12:44
troy_slol12:44
coz_:)12:44
troy_scoz_  oh yeah, moderators for the forums don't live in here.12:44
troy_stalk to ubuntudaemon12:44
troy_she could probably help you out.12:44
troy_sbut i know not for certain12:44
troy_scoz_  you should probably find a group to put your talents to work with in the community.12:44
coz_troy_s, no i am not concentrating on justubuntu censorship but ignorant americans in general12:44
troy_scoz_  by the way,12:45
troy_si don't know if you are interested12:45
troy_sbut if you _really_ want to try and change things...12:46
troy_syou might be able to greatly help out say, the GIMP or inkscape, by developing something amazing with it.12:46
troy_sas a challenge ...12:46
troy_ssome shallow people DO care about screenshots and how someone made something.12:46
coz_troy_s, are you refering to a piece of work?12:46
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troy_sand that is where you could make a sizable impression.12:46
coz_or programming12:46
troy_scoz_ absolutely.12:46
troy_sa piece of work12:46
troy_sa series12:46
troy_sperhaps12:46
coz_troy_s, done that laready12:47
coz_not appreciated12:47
troy_sthen when someone says 'you can only produce something good with photoshop' you can say shut up.12:47
troy_sin gimp?12:47
coz_yep12:47
troy_si would love to see your work... have a site?12:47
coz_nope but I can show youone fo a seies of african masks that i did12:47
coz_hold on12:48
troy_starball them all12:48
troy_sand email them to me ok?12:48
troy_syou can use jpg output or whatever12:48
troy_si don't need the xcf's12:48
TheSheeptroy_s: I'm sorry, I can't find any link in the backlog :(12:48
coz_nah i can show you one i am not interested in showing off or proving myself12:48
TheSheeptroy_s: would you paste it?12:48
troy_sTheSheep -- do you have your launchpad set up with your email?12:50
troy_sYou should get updates everytime something changes12:50
TheSheephmm...12:50
troy_s(assuming it isn't flagged as non trivial)12:50
troy_scoz_ it isn't about proving yourself12:51
TheSheeptroy_s: checking mail...12:51
troy_scoz_ i am genuinely interested in what you have generated12:51
coz_hold on have to reduce size for image shack to accept it12:52
TheSheepchecking the spam box...12:52
troy_scoz_ you can tarball them all... hopefully you have more than one.12:53
troy_sTheSheep -- err...12:53
troy_sTheSheep: It is one of the reasons that Launchpad is so good at what it does.12:53
troy_sYou get instant updates.12:53
troy_sAt any rate, the changes are on the official guidelines12:53
coz_troy_s, it is a series of 15 works12:53
TheSheeptroy_s: I don't :/12:53
troy_scoz_ terrific12:54
coz_had them posted on the forums for about 5 months12:54
troy_sTheSheep your spam protection is apparently working overtime or your bloody email is wrong at LP12:54
coz_a few people liked them but they are relistic, nearly photorealistic works12:54
troy_scoz_ I am extremely infrequent to the forums, and i never travel into the galleries.12:54
coz_well gimp is haveing a difficult time reducing the file size here hold on12:55
troy_scoz_ imagemagick :)12:56
troy_sdo you know the syntax coz_?12:56
troy_scoz_ sudo apt-get install imagemagick12:57
troy_scoz_ then type "montage *.jpg" or whatever12:57
troy_sand it will create a thumbnail12:57
troy_simage12:57
coz_troy_s, I have imagemagic12:57
troy_stry montage -v *.jpg mythumbnails.png12:57
troy_sor something to that extent12:57
coz_I will get some of these reduced and post them for you at somepoint they are very large files becasue they are ech 300dpi in resoultion12:58
coz_so give me time here12:58
troy_syes... imagemagick will crunch them fast12:58
troy_swhat format are they in?12:58
coz_png12:58
troy_stry that montage trick12:58
troy_shere... let me create some thumbnails syntax for a reasonable level...12:58
coz_ill give it a wirls12:59
troy_stry this:12:59
troy_scd into the dir with them12:59
troy_smontage -verbose -geometry 300 *.png contact_sheet.png01:00
coz_ok hold on01:00
troy_sthe specification of only 300 will properly keep aspect ratio01:00
troy_sif you put say, 320x300 it will stretch to fit01:00
troy_s(again, that is a very simple ugly approach, but you can do far far more with it if you care to)01:00
troy_sit should provide status output01:00
troy_sif you type -monitor as an option01:00
troy_sit will give you % completed of each image.01:01
troy_sas in01:01
troy_smontage -monitor -geometry 300 *.png contact_sheet.png01:01
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troy_scoz_ let me know how it goes... You should learn imagemagick... it is an amazing tool if you do any digital production work.01:02
coz_troy_s, well it is in the process of rezizing the images right now01:02
troy_sgreat01:03
troy_sit is also lightening fast01:03
troy_sas there is no gui to hog resources01:03
troy_setc01:03
troy_sit will tap your processor to the limit and use every cycle.01:03
coz_still too lage to poist01:03
troy_scoz_ monitor option is very handy -- it sometimes seems like it is doing nothing when blurring a large image...01:04
troy_sok...01:04
coz_large to post01:04
troy_semail me the thumbnail generated01:04
coz_ok01:04
coz_address01:04
troy_swhat size is the thumbnail file my brother?01:04
troy_stroy dot sobotka at gmail dot com01:04
coz_3.601:04
troy_s3.6 megs?01:04
coz_yep01:04
troy_sok great.01:05
troy_sship it on over...01:05
troy_swoot01:05
coz_hold on getting mail error01:08
coz_troy_s,01:09
coz_ok it is off, these were meant as illustrations to depict certain african tribes ceremonial msks01:09
coz_i slipped in another one nonrelated by accident01:10
coz_have you recieved ti?01:13
coz_troy_s, did you recieve it?01:13
coz_k01:13
troy_scoz_ sorry.. i was catching up on husbandry dutites01:14
troy_sduties even01:14
coz_lol01:14
coz_i truly understand01:14
troy_shad some outstanding bloody chores that were forgotten during our conversation01:14
troy_sits coming down now i believe01:15
coz_well they are off and one got slipped that is unrelated also these were meatn stricly as illustrations not final compisitons01:15
troy_sTheSheep you still here?01:15
TheSheeptroy_s: yes01:15
troy_scoz_ Don't sweat it.  Again, I am pretty good with mocks etc.01:15
coz_troy_s, I believe you already know the difference between the two>?01:15
TheSheeptroy_s: for a short while, it's getting really late here.01:15
troy_scoz_ is that all gimpwork?01:15
coz_yeah except for one or tow that Ihad to take into painter to get the proper brush dtokes i wanted01:16
troy_sTheSheep: Did you see that head work?01:16
coz_strokes01:16
troy_sby hammerdesign?01:16
troy_scoz_  you do know that you can control the rotation etc of the brush stroke in gimp (like photoshop) but it takes a little more knowledge to get to it.01:16
troy_si know what you mean by getting the stroke you want01:17
troy_sthose are wonderful works though01:17
coz_troy_s, yes but painter has natural brushes that are just amatter of choose and use01:17
coz_troy_s, thanks01:17
troy_scoz_ yes.. there are a few very good brush compilations out there in gimp land01:17
troy_sif you do a little searching.01:17
troy_si don't know if it would be of any interest to you.01:17
coz_troy_s, i wll have to find natural brushed for gimp I have searched with little luck but continue the serach01:18
troy_syes01:18
troy_sif you are meaning something with an organic tone01:18
coz_so there it is01:18
troy_sthey have them01:18
troy_si take it the fighters01:18
troy_sis the one you touched?01:18
coz_again only illustrations but worht something01:18
troy_sindeed.01:18
troy_sit just extends my firm belief that the tool matters not01:18
coz_troy_s, yes01:18
troy_sit is the person in control of them01:19
coz_troy_s, absolutely I agree01:19
coz_but tools help01:19
troy_swhich is why it would be nice to see you generate more work01:19
troy_shave you tried inkscape?01:19
troy_s_a_mazing tool.01:19
coz_troy_s, oh yes as well as xara extreme and sodipodi01:19
troy_sxara is very good01:19
alefterisis there any new prososed artwork for feisty available?01:19
troy_sthe thing that is most impressive in inkscape is a little known feature01:19
coz_troy_s, not until they support svg it isn't01:19
troy_sthat you might be interested in01:19
troy_salefteris: no01:19
troy_salefteris: and there might not be any chage01:19
troy_schange01:20
troy_scoz_ the 'calligraphy' tool with a graphics tablet01:20
troy_sis pretty incredible for freehand work01:20
coz_I have intuos 3 tablet here01:20
troy_sas you can adjust the 'tremor' on the brush01:20
troy_sand it will track angle as well01:20
troy_syou should give it a try -- it is incredible for doing a sort of pen and ink styling01:20
alefteristroy_s, why is that? there is no interest or is there some other reason?01:20
coz_yes true01:20
troy_sbut the tremor is the power -- it lets you create very organic looking strokes.01:21
coz_alefteris, conflicts in philosophy01:21
troy_salefteris: long long long long story.  it is largely because sabdfl doesn't believe he can communicate with people who live apart from him.01:21
troy_salefteris: among a plethora of other details01:21
coz_for sure01:21
troy_salefteris: so he is using Cliff -- the fellow who did the dapper work01:21
troy_swww.spacejunkdesigns.com01:21
troy_si think is his site01:21
coz_nope wrong link01:22
troy_serm let me try01:22
troy_shttp://www.spacejunkdesign.com/01:22
troy_swarning it is shitty old flash01:22
troy_sso warm up your older 32 bit browsers01:23
coz_well decent illustrator01:24
coz_troy_s, so this cliff live close to shuttlworth?01:24
alefterisyeah, quite good work.. its a shame he came up with this tereble default wallpaper..01:25
alefterisif it was his..01:25
coz_alefteris, lol01:25
troy_sapparently01:25
coz_makes you wonder?01:25
troy_salefteris: hard to say01:25
troy_salefteris: i don't know if cliff's design is as strong as it needs be or if shuttleworth got heavily involved.01:25
troy_sthe wallpaper on dapper is definitely cliff's01:25
alefterishehe01:25
coz_troy_s, poor choice even for dapper considering his illustrations01:26
troy_salefteris: ultimately, i don't have too much faith in anyone who relies on flash to deliver their work01:26
troy_sgood work should stand up alone on a bloody html document.01:26
alefterisbeing in space doesnt mean that you can make designs coming from space01:26
troy_salso, i find that the consistency is completely vacuous across the Usplash for Dapper, the Logon splash, and the wallpaper01:26
troy_sall created by him01:26
troy_sso I would hold him accountable... there is no consistency between the three.01:27
troy_sat all.01:27
alefterisI also hate flash01:27
alefterisexept from flash video that is01:27
alefteris;)01:27
troy_sIt is just a sad trick that I find tries to pull people away from evaluating the actual content.01:27
troy_sa gimmick01:27
troy_sfor example, i just looked at coz_'s work from a thumbnail created in 10 seconds01:28
troy_sand you can tell that it is done by a competent hand.01:28
troy_sthe medium is not the message unless you intend to make it so :)01:28
coz_troy_s, well I truly appreciate that few have said so01:28
alefteriswhere can i see coz_  work?01:28
coz_alefteris, no longer online01:28
troy_scoz_ I think you need to not worry about what people think (as you probably don't already) nor expect a response01:28
troy_scoz_  Just keep doing what you do and give the people agency to see it.01:29
coz_troy_s, i never do unless they censor me :)01:29
troy_sfor example, twiddle with the montage01:29
troy_sand put your gimpwork up on the wiki01:29
troy_sin your home page -- takes about 3 seconds...01:29
coz_troy_s, another learning curve oh no ! ;)01:29
troy_sIt isn't so much about 'showing off' but rather showing what you can do in GIMP assuming you shut up about it not being photoshop etc.01:29
troy_sand just get down to business like any self - respecting artist would when faced with a new challenge.01:30
coz_well troy_s true but i am honest about which works are done with what apps01:30
troy_scoz_ wiki's are so bloody powerful -- you will appreciate it after you put your stuff up.01:30
troy_scoz_ as you should be... and realistically it doesn't really matter to anyone with any sort of fundamental training / skillset01:30
coz_troy_s, I will try I am just in the middle of family issues right nwo and cannot be bothered with showing off which is not in my natire to begin with but i will look into it :)01:31
troy_sbut to a few naive folks, those small details can make them choose an operating system01:31
troy_scoz_ again, it isn't about showing off... for example, xara has a page to show what can be done with their app etc.01:31
coz_troy_s, I agree and that is the resaon I poisted my work01:31
coz_not to show off but what one can acheive01:31
troy_sthe best thing you can do is just ignore them all and keep trundling along... building a body of work using a given app.01:31
troy_sexactly01:31
coz_troy_s, however if i am to be censored i see no point01:32
troy_srealistically, in a good set of hands, the tools can be made to achieve very good effects01:32
troy_scoz_ that's the forums01:32
troy_signore them01:32
troy_sthe devs do01:32
troy_s :)01:32
coz_troy_s, I know I have to get into that mind set01:32
troy_scoz_ I think as a trained artist, you might need to really embrace that.01:32
troy_scoz_ The 'community' is rather like a meandering octopus01:33
coz_troy_s, you are of course correct  i will reconsider01:33
alefterisAnother thing i hated is that the blubuntu artwork had some much banding on it. I realy like blue but I didn;t use it just because of the strong branding...01:33
troy_sit will murgle around doing nothing for a great period of time, but then when a good idea comes along, it strikes with lightning ferocity and speed.01:33
coz_well irc has a tendency to get to me after a while so I neda break for real !01:33
troy_salefteris: the banding is two fold01:33
troy_salefteris: 1) algorithm used when converting from SVG to PNG01:33
coz_i agree but I will return later honest for more discussion need to eat drinick and get offirc :)01:33
troy_salefteris: which is much different in inkscape now01:33
troy_salefteris: there is a small part of banding that cannot be overcome (16.7 million colours to the human eyes 17.3)01:34
troy_salefteris: Ultimately though, true gradients in the real world are very much dithered, and a good alg should dither and us sub-sampling.01:34
troy_sphew.01:34
troy_slong, but you hopefully get the point.01:34
alefteristroy_s, sorry I meant branding :)01:35
troy_sUgh01:35
troy_sshoot01:35
troy_slllllol01:35
alefterishehe01:35
troy_salefteris: Do you know how to use Bzr?01:35
alefterisnop01:35
alefteriswhats that?01:35
troy_sErk.  no source svg's01:35
troy_sAre you on the mailing list?01:35
troy_sIn the holy trinity of Ubuntu dev - Launchpad.net Bazaar and the Wiki01:36
troy_sBazaar lets you check out hte sources01:36
troy_slet me send a mail off to who01:36
alefterisok i know that you could take the source files, edit them, take out what you dont like and use them01:36
alefterisbut most people will not bother doing that01:36
alefterisand i dont get the point of making an alternative color variation of the ubuntu theme and then putting all that extra branding on it01:38
troy_salefteris: No, but if you learned bzr01:38
troy_syou could push revisions01:38
troy_sand it would become part of the package01:38
troy_sand removing the branding is about 3 seconds.01:38
troy_sFollow me?01:38
troy_sBzr tracks the actual packages and source for Ubuntu -- so you could offer an alternate wallpaper for blubuntu and push it.01:38
alefterisso what that bzr, a versioning system for graphics?01:39
troy_sIt is a versioning system like CVS SVN for everything01:39
alefterisa its the one ubuntu uses..01:39
troy_swiki.ubuntu.com/Bzr is the start of the document01:39
troy_sI was writing for art folks etc01:39
troy_sIt has enough information in it to pull sources01:39
troy_sHopefully it will be clear enough for you to understand and use easily alefteris01:42
alefterisare there any desktop integration tools available for bazzar?01:44
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alefteristroy_s, nice doc01:46
troy_salefteris: do you mean gui tools?01:46
troy_sthey are being worked on01:46
troy_sliterally though01:46
troy_sit is exactly one line to pull a source stream01:46
troy_sand one to push01:46
troy_sthree if you commit changes and push01:46
troy_s;)01:47
alefterisok, i dint get it. I know you can pull the sources, make you changes, rebuild and intall localy..01:48
alefterisbut to commit what? and where? as a differend branch of a package?01:49
alefterisim doing crazy talk here, dont mind me.. :)01:51
troy_salefteris: basically01:54
troy_salefteris: in order to push to an official package, you will need to be on the proper team01:54
troy_sthat said,01:54
troy_syou can pull a 'branch'01:54
troy_susing relatively the same syntax01:54
alefteriswall_troy_03.png is nice :)01:54
troy_sthen PUSH the branch into your launchpad home01:55
troy_serk?01:55
troy_swhere is this?01:55
troy_sonce you have pushed a 'branch'01:55
alefterishttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/EdgyProposals/Summary_18JULY200601:55
troy_syou can notify the powers that be and they can merge from it...01:55
troy_soh lord... that is ages old.01:55
troy_sthat mess was an attempt to have shuttlebot be happy01:56
troy_sin hindsight, it was a foolish attempt now knowing what his goals are.01:56
troy_sfrank ended up pushing this for edgy:01:57
alefteriswell from the rest of them, i like it best01:57
troy_shttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Specs/EdgyArtworkPlan/Produce/Incoming/CurrentDefault01:57
troy_sHad we not been so encumbered with sab's preferences, it probably would have yielded greater work.01:57
troy_sbut alas...01:58
troy_sc'est la vie.01:58
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alefterisdid human thunderbird theme made it?02:04
troy_serm?02:06
troy_sfor feisty?02:06
troy_sor edgy?02:06
alefterisHere is something for feisty: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Incoming/Feisty_test_GDM. uaauu, extraordinary ;)02:06
troy_sYep.  Won't happen.02:07
troy_sThere are a million GDMs out there... the only hope for that is if the author tries to get it into Universe etc.02:07
troy_sand again, it is a rather hap-hazard design approach to attempt to 'gather' the bits of good work out there.02:10
alefteriseverytime i need some artwork from edgy i cant remember where i found it.. Could someone colect them at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Artwork/Archives02:10
alefterisyeah, its not something new by any means02:11
alefteriswhere is the sources of the current edgy artwork located in the wiki?02:16
alefterisim looking for the ubuntu circle02:17
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troy_salefteris: You still around?04:07
troy_sThe sources for the default edgy artwork I believe are in the ubuntu-artwork package (metapackage)04:07
troy_strack it down through bzr.04:07
troy_salefteris: The Ubuntu CoF is available through the DiYMarketing page.04:08
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alefterishow can i export a svg to pixmap and be 50% scaled with inkscape?11:52
kwwiialefteris: in the export dialogue11:53
alefterissorry s/pixmap/bitmap11:53
kwwiisimply reduce the pixel size in the options (reducing one size will automatically reduce the other)11:53
kwwiifile-->export bitmap ... in the pop-up, change one of the values in the "bitmap size" part11:55
alefteriskwwii, ok thanks, i though this way would crop the image :|11:56
kwwiihappy to help ;-)11:56
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