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Re: [SFD-discuss] 'What is Open Source' Leaflet

by INFO PRAN

Hi alex We have plan to publish a leaflet on `OSS' on the eva of SFD. If you designed the leaflet and finalized it please send a copy by JPG format. Regards, Masud Bangladesh Alex Gretlein wrote: > I'm trying to edit Melissa Draper's excellent 'What is Open Source?' > leaflet using the Scribus source files provided on the SFD wiki and on > the geekosophical site (which appear to be slightly different based on > md5sums). In either case, Scribus tells me that the .sla files are not > in Scribus format. This is with Scribus 1.2.5 on Ubuntu Feisty. > > Has anyone had better luck editing these? Obviously Melissa was able > to. Does anyone with more Scribus experience have any idea what I > might be doing wrong? > > Thanks > Alex Gretlein > SFD - Lehigh Valley PA, USA team > > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list > SFD-discuss(a)sf-day.org > http://mail.sf-day.org/lists/listinfo/sfd-discuss > >

Sept. 1, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] 'What is Open Source' Leaflet

by Steve Olive

On Fri, 2007-08-31 at 22:16 -0400, Alex Gretlein wrote: > I'm trying to edit Melissa Draper's excellent 'What is Open Source?' > leaflet using the Scribus source files provided on the SFD wiki and on > the geekosophical site (which appear to be slightly different based on > md5sums). In either case, Scribus tells me that the .sla files are not > in Scribus format. This is with Scribus 1.2.5 on Ubuntu Feisty. > > Has anyone had better luck editing these? Obviously Melissa was able > to. Does anyone with more Scribus experience have any idea what I > might be doing wrong? > > Thanks > Alex Gretlein > SFD - Lehigh Valley PA, USA team I added the Debian Scribus source to /etc/apt/sources.list with steve@bxcomp01:~$sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list Add this at the bottom: ## Debian Scribus for SFD Flier deb http://debian.scribus.net/debian dapper main non-free Then do: steve@bxcomp01:~$sudo apt-get update steve@bxcomp01:~$sudo apt-get upgrade Then use Synaptic Package Manager and search for Scribus and you should be able to install Scribus 1.3.3 (the CVS version). Hope this helps! Steve SFD Co-ordinator Bathurst Bathurst NSW Australia email: steve(a)bathurst-tafe.nsw.edu.au

Sept. 1, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] 'What is Open Source' Leaflet

by Melissa Draper

Matthew Davidson wrote: > Hi, > > Alex Gretlein wrote: >> I'm trying to edit Melissa Draper's excellent 'What is Open Source?' >> leaflet using the Scribus source files provided on the SFD wiki and on >> the geekosophical site (which appear to be slightly different based on >> md5sums). In either case, Scribus tells me that the .sla files are not >> in Scribus format. This is with Scribus 1.2.5 on Ubuntu Feisty. > > I tried the same thing. If you look at the file in a text editor, > there's a version number there : 1.3.3.8. The 'scribus-ng' package in > Feisty installs this "developmental branch" version. > > Unfortunately, I couldn't find an easy way to do a search for all > instances of "open source" and replace with "free software", so I gave up :) I intentionally used 'open source' for the mere purpose of disambiguating to the Joe or Joanne. They believe already 'know' what 'free software' is. To them it is the shareware that cost them nothing, the freeware that cost them nothing, etc. You wont win people over gure which free was being talked about at the time.telling them that the software they never had to pay for was not free. I explain in the leaflet the difference between the two editions of 'free', but kept the 'open source' references so the readers would not have to double back and try figure which free was being talked about at the time. You, like me, may have no issue differentiating the word in your own mind. However, you want to reach the average Joe, like my father, who gets totally confused when two definitions of the one word come into play. The only free he really understands is co$t. Of course, in non-english languages, this disambiguation is likely not necessary. > Matthew. > > -- > Alma Technology - The future is free and open > http://www.almatech.net.au ... (02) 6658 1607 ... 0419 242 316 -- Sincerely Melissa Draper http://www.meldraweb.com Phone: 0404 595 395 (intl): +61 404 595 395 P.O Box 1412 Lavington, NSW 2641

Sept. 1, 2007

Re: [SFD-discuss] 'What is Open Source' Leaflet

by Matthew Davidson

Hi, Alex Gretlein wrote: > I'm trying to edit Melissa Draper's excellent 'What is Open Source?' > leaflet using the Scribus source files provided on the SFD wiki and on > the geekosophical site (which appear to be slightly different based on > md5sums). In either case, Scribus tells me that the .sla files are not > in Scribus format. This is with Scribus 1.2.5 on Ubuntu Feisty. I tried the same thing. If you look at the file in a text editor, there's a version number there : 1.3.3.8. The 'scribus-ng' package in Feisty installs this "developmental branch" version. Unfortunately, I couldn't find an easy way to do a search for all instances of "open source" and replace with "free software", so I gave up :) Matthew. -- Alma Technology - The future is free and open http://www.almatech.net.au ... (02) 6658 1607 ... 0419 242 316 -- http://computerclub.cex.com.au http://www.clublinux.org.au -- Soyez réalistes, demandez l'impossible!

Sept. 1, 2007

'What is Open Source' Leaflet

by Alex Gretlein

I'm trying to edit Melissa Draper's excellent 'What is Open Source?' leaflet using the Scribus source files provided on the SFD wiki and on the geekosophical site (which appear to be slightly different based on md5sums). In either case, Scribus tells me that the .sla files are not in Scribus format. This is with Scribus 1.2.5 on Ubuntu Feisty. Has anyone had better luck editing these? Obviously Melissa was able to. Does anyone with more Scribus experience have any idea what I might be doing wrong? Thanks Alex Gretlein SFD - Lehigh Valley PA, USA team

Sept. 1, 2007