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Monday, June 27, 2011

Open Source Resources

If you are interested in using Free / Libre Open Source Software or F/LOSS tools for creating digital media, a great resource is Libre Graphics Magazine. How do you use Open Source Tools and the Linux operating system to create digital media? The articles in Libre Graphics Magazine engage art the way programmers approach code. Libre Graphics is a free publication that is created for and by artist who use only F/LOSS tools. This magazine represents the intersection between art and technology. The articles written by volunteer contributors take the reader on a tour of open source tools, techniques and culture. Beautifully designed using open source tools the magazine gives detailed descriptions of the software discussed in each of the articles, as well as a glossary of terms. This is a greate example of how creating resources using open tools and educating the community on the use of tools helps the culture perpetuate itself.

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