rants

During the holidays people usually play cards and eat a lot.  I did that too, but I also wanted to play with GIMP and Blender.  I guess you saw the results of me playing with GIMP already.

I have just published the results of my experiments with Blender bones and animation.  Here you can find a fully digital 3D puppet of good old Plussy.  If you want to see its walk try downloading this ogg file.

Feel free to experiment further and add more features to the scene, like background or other objects. Blender is fun 🙂

A few days ago I decided I wanted to play with Plussy and the GIMP.  Inspired by the lack of snow in Milano, Italy, where I live, I thought of experimenting with the GAP aka GIMP Animation Package to make snow flakes fall on a Plussy with santa-hat.  You can admire the result here.  I also want to thank fence-post for his tutorial and Shoofly for the background.

Remember that the sections Fun/ Meetings/ News/ /Events and /Advocacy are writable to all Fellows: you can add your own material, play with it as you wish.  You can make the Fellowship.

Happy holidays 🙂

I saw this comment of Rui Miguel Sebra and I think it is good to spread 🙂 

First they took our freedom in Tivos, and I did not speak out
because I would not buy a Tivo;
Then they took our freedom in XBox, and I did not speak out
because I was not a gamer;
Then they came for the MacIntels, and I did not speak out
because I was not a Apple Fanboy;
Then they came for the Appliances, and I did not speak out
because they either work better or I use "Open Source";
Then they came for the PCs
and there was no one left to speak out for "Linux" users.

First published in a slashdot comment.  For the curious, I suggest also that you read the wikipedia entry about the original poem.

"My software is more free than yours."

"My organization is more democratic than yours"

"I am more democratic than you"

"You take, I give"

 Some days I just get up and all seems so futile. Why doesn’t somebody apologize and resign, btw?

I couldn’t help it, but I had to use this for the Fellowship.  Here is the result, in the new Fun section. Use the Fun section of this web site for your own pictures, drawings and fun things you all do related to the Fellowship. It is writeable to all Fellows, so help yourself: hosting a Fellow party? Publish the pictures there. How about Carnival? Somebody dares wearing a Plussy costume?

Well, this is a very nice debate: David Berlind (of zdnet) and RMS (of FSF) are engaged in a nice conversation on how to rename DRM.  The unanimous choice is the new acronym C.R.A.P., while the debate between the two is the meaning of the letters.

Read the article and give your thoughts:

•  Content Restriction Annulment and Protection

or

• Cancellation Restriction and Punishment

?  Let them know 🙂