a bit about Free software, a bit about graphics, a bit about design, a bit about photography, a bit about gadgets, a bit about life and many more
22 November 2013
Mist wallpapers
When I took pictures of the overwhelming mist, it became obvious such minimalist image have a great potential for effective wallpapers: they are simple and won't stand on your way. So here are some for anyone want to use them. Enjoy and don't let their mod depress you :)
![mist wallpaper](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vkifKPoKNNFvUdEnbSZZzFBFFhRGyv9aOX_TcFJ0LyBlAFmW8DnVwhrZRWieADtPu3M0-D0xum2Lm4wvKMPSnVTdMu0Y0TFRwzdQdgjdq6zL-w1F_TBVMhy0ARZER3zQ=s0-d)
![mist wallpaper](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_utXhK9kzknl3thkPzKGNKdi1qUSwOU2bwKmIdbFTlp-CwUwtK7De64d2ZeqavKOwlXL8zcoCVtOdEh2H48M8xtSYQIG8WBpLBIpOrmPbsr60E7H9ftYwdCR0O-TAh6Q2w=s0-d)
![mist wallpaper](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tJCoCETYm-hAaa2bouzCHz8uS7uOovD1bq_n2JWnXNgpIy32YY2eyjR4iwbUz5TnVjSh2MdEf4Fv8qVV8Yk7M-Fl3Fu2lCXe69m9vlFcGk2DGJN7w2YSI55OhwY3OZRA=s0-d)
![mist wallpaper](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sODM-wE6GZikmTYpzkT735OwqEiaziYpRPoNkPI8zpIf07gU073dx5mYQNfO34QK2058eNhs3fdGD42iw4NV8DepKH6uw95n9t0FS6oZTnW9iS3hV-YvpCL0jhG-HQA88=s0-d)
![mist wallpaper](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uuX4t5BoWm2XC_CVvag5UqKSlUD8p7U9Ih1ueYXVoA-CKc4urkfXK7ROLJoIi0oiJ7Es0y5uvOMN8T_JzQNSe5CuG9E2lm4DD3leoEcfCoiGiyL0JA4XHiGhAl5lma5-I=s0-d)
![mist wallpaper](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_s7rm4GpVAz7i44DYxnrax_v1y3x3rr2n0-pslcn0uwQ1iwh5QLv3ZAp9jZJ-Rrdmp3b6vfknJsNnDruQoBXDGm6qDjazsl71BRpRd9B5TZSChksK_Xr38DpuCrR7Ah04Q=s0-d)
![mist wallpaper](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uQNkGYGm2PKI1iaNR_REtE2n83i76VYoW7v6D_xv9myymR__NhdwjZQ7VT4IWfaqfGrGnWBg3xgz71QZfK8MYjPLQg3A0AxPvyiSGgZ1YjKhUgy4ACrq9t8YC-LPWvb84=s0-d)
15 November 2013
Programatica
At first, I received the invitation for the Programatica - Open Source conference for the Fedora community, but since I don't have much to say on this matter, I passed it (I am a Linux desktop user these days and Fedora does not shine there). When the invitation arrived at ProLinux and was difficult to find a speaker, I offered myself for the task.
The conference was mixed, it had 3 tracks: open source projects, open source communities and celebration of 20 years of internet in Romania. The first part, the projects, was about an Arduino clone from Intel (and a Linux distro to match), a Microsoft Azure sales pitch from a local distributor and a F-Droid for FirefoxOS from Ceata. The communities included Ceata (again), "Informatica la castel" summer school, ROSEdu, ProLinux and YATE, which is not quite a community. The last track brought panels and talks with some of the internet pioneers in the country.
My talk was a short one and quite generic (slides here): in an age when so much money are invested in Linux and Open Source and so much money are drawn from them, there is still a need for the community? We believe so.
![programatica](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tdQcSZgqmhJbzkNBiCQVr_58A9V46ZgDqHK2m2xIQTqpmyEjUsk7OwrNXCmRlkC_nctEh-KetyZKHU9QrUSxciVwoHxcozdHTCapM2Pt_LL6iE3qt3HTg=s0-d)
The conference was mixed, it had 3 tracks: open source projects, open source communities and celebration of 20 years of internet in Romania. The first part, the projects, was about an Arduino clone from Intel (and a Linux distro to match), a Microsoft Azure sales pitch from a local distributor and a F-Droid for FirefoxOS from Ceata. The communities included Ceata (again), "Informatica la castel" summer school, ROSEdu, ProLinux and YATE, which is not quite a community. The last track brought panels and talks with some of the internet pioneers in the country.
My talk was a short one and quite generic (slides here): in an age when so much money are invested in Linux and Open Source and so much money are drawn from them, there is still a need for the community? We believe so.
03 November 2013
Get 'em while they are young
A relaxed post as for a lazy Sunday afternoon: the little one is "hacking" graphics with Inkscape on a Fedora Linux laptop.
In case the VIDEO tag does not work for you, here's a YouTube version.
In case the VIDEO tag does not work for you, here's a YouTube version.