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• Ink/Stitch
• Inkscape

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Links

• website: LusOFest

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TypeRoof is intended as a host for all kinds of type related tools,
providing advanced methods of resource loading (i.e. fonts, data files)
saving and restoring state etc. – features which ad-hoc developed tools
typically miss out, as they are hard to do right on limited time.

TypeRoof is Free/Libre Open Source Software and web based, build mainly
with vanilla JavaScript and a few specialized dependencies. We are looking
for a community of users and developers who are interested in shaping its future.

Links

• website: TypeRoof
• git

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A happy-ending story about finding out the tips and tricks along the way.

Last November, we've been comissioned to produce a small series of printed
maps for a cultural center in Lessines, Belgium, to celebrate memories of
Louis Scutenaire and René Magritte. We aimed for a project using three colors,
and decided to go for spot color printing - using libre graphics tools, mainly
QGIS for the design of the map, and Scribus for layout elements and to prepare
the pdfs for printing.

We also used Inkscape to vectorize some small illustrations, as well as
Ghostscript to check and sometimes fix the resulting PDFs.

Then, once we decided that it would be spot color printing, we had to find
out a workflow from QGIS to Scribus in order to produce PDFs for spot-color
printing. It was not without a few obstacles that we encountered, as both
QGIS and Scribus present limitations in terms of color processing or vector
rendering.

We will present our productive investigation into both QGIS and Scribus,
describe how we use QGIS functionalities to optimize the maps for spot color
printing and show the tips and tricks we learned along the way - and share
the results, hoping to inspire other mapmakers around to give it a try.

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Links

• Inkscape

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Coding environments have barely changed in decades. Yet the complexity
of software produced in them has risen exponentially. The disconnect
from cause to effect has become ever greater. All software has bugs,
most bugs involve software doing exactly what it was told to do.
Sometimes they eat your work, sometimes they kill people.

The title of this talk is partly “borrowed” from an article that
appeared in The Atlantic in 2017. But is it all hyperbole? This talk
was originally proposed for the cancelled LGM in 2020 - the landscape
may have evolved since then, such as in the growth of AI, but has it
improved? Let’s consider some of the issues. And ongoing experiments
in user interaction, liveness and design in various open-source tools
that are seeking to change coding for the better.

This talk may cover some of the ideas in play. But it certainly won’t
have the right answers. It probably hasn’t even found the right
questions. But just maybe it’s time to help save the world from code.

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Expect a presentation about frustrations with serial connections, dust removal
with compressed air, porous plastic that disintegrates into small pieces,
glitch aesthetic with PostScript and the practice of working within the obstacles
of dying devices. Watch out for undead pen plotters & printers and their
obscure languages!

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• Drawpile

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Three takeaways of this session will be:

• A basic awareness for usability/UX and the importance of evaluating it
• An overview of the two major usability/UX evaluation methods heuristic evaluation and
  usability testing
• A first idea how to use these methods for your/a software project

Target group

• UX/usability laymen
• Contributors to software

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Links

• website: Fontra

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Soon another feature was added to the gtlf exporter, the Behavior Graph.
It enables interactivity via node-based logic and is only available in
Blender 3D. It is the very feature we would like to present to you. If
you are used to Blender’s nodes graphs, you might feel right at home.
However managing interactivity creates a distinct difference, since every
node needs to get triggered by events, be it player interaction or just
timer based.

BehaviorGraph Logo Illustration

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In this talk I want to take you on a whirlwind tour around the project:
Who is this for? What was the motivation? How does this relate to
PeerTube? What is being developed at the moment? Where is it going in
the future? What are the challenges, learnings, anecdotes so far? And so
on. And of course also: Your questions!

Links

• Hyper 8 Video System

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In this context, many software can produce PDF. Still, as graphic
designers, we must often deal with provided PDF that doesn’t match our
needs, because one PDF isn’t worth another. On the other side,
printshops also come with their own standards and constraints.

How can we deal with theses everyday outcomes and be sure our PDF will
match the delivery standards, using only free softwares?

In this presentation, we will talk about several PDF tools trying to
reach this goal of giving the right PDF to the right person.

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Ten years later, however, there now is a strong Free Software
option for designing your own PCBs and there is a growing community
of artists using PCBs as a medium for artistic expression, a lot of
them actually using KiCAD for the design work.

I want to showcase examples of PCBs where the properties of PCBs are
used to create visually appealing hardware. I'll also give a quick tour
through KiCAD to show the limits of its capabilities as well as its
strong side for graphical artworks.

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Open-source video editing software seems great for beginners to get started at zero cost. What do you get and what do you have to give up on compared to the closed-source options? What does it even take to build software like this from scratch, technologically as well as mentally?

This talk takes a brief look at the free-to-use options for video editing on a desktop computer before switching the perspective to that of the developers and maintainers of such software. It offers insights into the struggles with technology, fundraising, self-motivation, and community dynamics, while also highlighting the rewarding moments and intriguing current and future developments.

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This presentation will propose the concept of "Permacomputing" as a useful
lens to consider the role of FLOSS in developing alternative practices.
Permacomputing is both a concept and a community of practice oriented
around issues of resilience and regenerativity in computer and network
technology inspired by permaculture.

We will start with a brief introduction to the concepts and emerging projects
around these ideas. With these notions in mind, we can then examine how
some of the existing practices of Libre Graphics might inspire or give
relevant support to newer, more holistic ways of working. And finally, we
will look at some specific examples of software development, education and
image making using the generative flora of computing within limits.

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