So closes another year for Adobe Offsetting. Every month for the past two years I’ve given money to Free & Open Source Software (FOSS), kickstarters, online resources, and software companies instead of maintaining a subscription to Adobe’s Creative Cloud. I’ve focused my giving on FOSS as much as possible. Open source tears down the economic […]
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For December, I thought it would better to hear directly from the source with an interview. Gustav González, the main developer for Tupi, has been making great strides with his software even though he’s had limited development time and monetary support. If you’re not familiar with Tupi, it’s 2D animation software that’s similar to Flash or Toon
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Sometimes the second time is the charm. Last Friday my friend Mike (@lungching) came over to the house to help me install the Yiynova monitor tablet for Ubuntu. Yes, you heard me right—the Yiynova driver for Linux! This was our second attempt to install a Yiynova driver onto my laptop. We tried to install the
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I discovered shortly after my blog post yesterday on great animation software announcements that Tupi was launching their Indiegogo campaign the following day. Well today is the following day and you can now contribute to Tupi for a Windows version plus Gustav’s next series of fixes and features. http://vimeo.com/99677105 Last year, Gustav launched a campaign on
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Waking up this Christmas morning, I have one task—a monthly donation as part of my monthly anti-Adobe commitment. With the emergence of the Creative Cloud, it’s more important than ever for artists to support alternatives to subscription-based software. So for this month, my software of choice is Tupi. Open source is free, right? The biggest
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The best incentive for giving is getting something in return. In the past year there has been a real surge around open-source software development. Sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have made it easier than ever for individuals to contribute and promote the open-source community. What does this mean for the average professional artist? Contributing regularly
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