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Re: Mascot - Faruk

by Jurgen Gaeremyn

Hi Lapis, Thank you for your submission - we will consider it and you will hear back from us! Jurgen Op 13/09/2025 om 08:07 schreef luisdaniel(a)tuta.io: > Hi, I'm lapis, here is my submission for the mascot contest: Faruk. > Please read the included TXT file. > > Attached: 4 files: TXT, SVG with original artwork, SVG original > artwork with description, PNG with the Artwork (including description). > > Hope you like it as much as I do. > Luis D Louro (lapis) > > -- > Protegido com Tuta Mail: > https://tuta.com/free-email > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list --sfd-discuss(a)mailman3.com > To unsubscribe send an email tosfd-discuss-leave(a)mailman3.com

Nov. 10, 2025

Re: Design the Software Freedom Day 2025 Mascot with Free Software – Huion Challenge now open!

by Jurgen Gaeremyn

Hi Cheese, you're one of the submissions for the Mascot challenge. Thanks for your submission! You'll be hearing from us soon! Jurgen Op 22/10/2025 om 15:30 schreef Cheeseness: > Hi! > > My name's Cheese, and I ran SFD events in Launceston, Tasmania between > 2006 and 2015. I don't do in-person stuff anymore, but I still > participate in Free Software projects and communities. > > I have a Krita source file that's 8.6MB, which might be a bit big for > the mailing list. I'll link to it instead[1]. > > Below are my carefully crafted thousand characters: > > > My submission is a kite made from an old SFD banner. I ran out of time > to make this in person, so I painted it instead and wrote this about > the F/OSS movement: > > The origin of Free Software lies in empowering people to control their own tools, > To be free to fix their own problems and to make sure their own needs are met. > When combined with humanity, this leads to a culture of sharing and inspriation. > Through communal effort, support, and contribution, we are uplifted to new heights, > And whether close enough to hold hands, or distanced, we are all connected, soaring in the same sky. > > I also made a 1 colour vector version[2], and an accompanying comic[3]. > > > Thanks to all for continuing to champion and celebrate Free Software > and Open Culture all these years. I wholly believe that it enriches the > world and has tangibly improved the lives of many. > > - Cheese > > > P.S. I like to imagine that Luis' Faruk is flying one of the kites in > the background (I love that little guy!). > > [1]https://jbushproductions.com/uploads/sfd2025/sfd_mascot_painting.kra > [2]https://jbushproductions.com/uploads/sfd2025/sfd_mascot_monotone.svg > [3]https://jbushproductions.com/uploads/sfd2025/sfd_comic.png > > On Tue, 2025-05-20 at 14:24 -0400, LM wrote: >> Greetings. >> >> Do you love creating with Free,Libre, Open Source Software (FLOSS)? >> Here’s your chance to show the world what digital freedom looks like: >> help us design the official Software Freedom Day (SFD) 2025 >> mascot--built entirely with FLOSS tools and released under CC BY-SA >> 4.0 or CC BY 4.0. Whether you model in Blender or paint in Krita, 2-D >> or 3-D is welcome. >> >> --- What’s in it for you? --- >> >> Huion is back with fantastic prizes for the top entries: >> 1 - Kamvas Pro 16 (4K) pen-display >> 2 - Kamvas Pro 12 pen-display >> 3 - 2 × Inspiroy Frego M tablets >> >> --- How to take part --- >> >> 1. Create your mascot in any FLOSS graphics tool (Krita, GIMP, >> Inkscape, Blender, MyPaint, ...). >> 2. Add a short back-story (≤ 1000 characters). >> 3. Submit both the source file (.kra/.xcf/.svg/.blend…) and a >> web-ready image (.png/.jpg, 1920 × 1080). >> 4. Make sure your work is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 or CC BY 4.0. >> 5. Deadline: 20 October 2025. One entry per person, worldwide. >> >> --- Need inspiration? --- >> >> Last year Janka (Hungary) soared to first prize with a Krita >> painting, >> while Deffy (USA) wowed us with a Blender animation and Yue Xin >> (Malaysia) lit up the canvas in Krita. Their success shows how >> powerful - and fun - FLOSS creativity can be! >> >> --- Why join? --- >> >> * Celebrate software freedom and show what’s possible without >> proprietary constraints. >> * Get international exposure and feedback from the FLOSS community. >> * Win Huion hardware to push your art even further. >> >> --- Your mission right now --- >> >> Forward this challenge to all your creative friends! More entries >> mean >> a richer, more colourful mascot showcase for everyone. >> >> Thanks for spreading the word and for championing free software >> creativity. >> Happy drawing--and good luck! >> >> Free-spirited regards, >> Jurgen, Jan, Chris, Mostafa, Marcos, Ruwan, Laura >> Digital Freedom Foundation Board >> _______________________________________________ >> SFD-discuss mailing list --sfd-discuss(a)mailman3.com >> To unsubscribe send an email tosfd-discuss-leave(a)mailman3.com > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list --sfd-discuss(a)mailman3.com > To unsubscribe send an email tosfd-discuss-leave(a)mailman3.com

Nov. 10, 2025

Re: Huion Mascot Design Contest Quesion

by Jurgen Gaeremyn

Hi Kamel, Hi, I understand the difficulty of your situation. If your image doesn't use any of the fancy features, I suggest that we add your submission to the bottom of the list. This means that you can win a prize if there are less that 4 other submissions. As the list is open, you will have noticed that at this point there are only 3 submissions. Good luck (and don't forget to submit in time). Jurgen Op 9/11/2025 om 18:30 schreef Mohamad Itaqi: > Hello! > > My name is Kamel, a contestant from Syria. I would absolutely love to > take part of the contest and I have already designed a mascot out of > love for the idea, but I don’t have access to any laptop therefore I > had to paint it on Procreate-not free nor open source-as I know > someone I borrowed an iPad from to paint it. May I still participate > in the competition despite the mascot being design in a paid app? > > Sincerely, > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list --sfd-discuss(a)mailman3.com > To unsubscribe send an email tosfd-discuss-leave(a)mailman3.com

Nov. 9, 2025

Software Freedom Day Mascot - Huion Challenge 2025 Entry

by Benson Muite

Possible mascot for SFD. Backstory: Hodari is a kiswahili name for a hardworking and persistent person. The mascot is a tortoise (animals known to beat hares in long races), climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro to ascend to Uhuru (freedom) peak. The design has been created using Inkscape. Available under CC-BY 4.0. Benson

Nov. 9, 2025

Huion Mascot Design Contest Quesion

by Mohamad Itaqi

Hello! My name is Kamel, a contestant from Syria. I would absolutely love to take part of the contest and I have already designed a mascot out of love for the idea, but I don’t have access to any laptop therefore I had to paint it on Procreate-not free nor open source-as I know someone I borrowed an iPad from to paint it. May I still participate in the competition despite the mascot being design in a paid app? Sincerely,

Nov. 9, 2025

Mascot contest

by LM

Just a reminder, today November 9th is the last day to enter if you want to win a prize in the Huion Mascot challenge: https://digitalfreedoms.org/en/sfd/blog/sfd-mascot-huion-challenge-2025

Nov. 9, 2025

Happy Halloween

by LM

Wanted to wish those who celebrate it a fun and Happy Halloween. Here are some FLOSS resources for Halloween: https://www.libhunt.com/topic/halloween https://github.blog/open-source/gaming/hackable-halloween-games-mmxxiii/ https://github.blog/open-source/gaming/thirteen-tiny-terrific-and-terrifyin… https://identicalsoftware.com/everythingattacks/ Public domain media for Halloween: https://publicdomainvectors.org/en/tag/halloween https://www.loc.gov/free-to-use/autumn-and-halloween/ There are more FLOSS, public domain and CC resources listed on our Halloween thread on Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@dff I also have an older blog post I made that lists FLOSS to create your own which-way style adventures: https://lmemsm.dreamwidth.org/17224.html It includes a link to my Halloween Holiday Tour which has some more suggestions for public domain Halloween resources at the end of it. If you have any FLOSS, CC or public domain resources, you'd like to share, please post about them. Hope you enjoy the day.

Oct. 31, 2025

Re: Design the Software Freedom Day 2025 Mascot with Free Software – Huion Challenge now open!

by Cheeseness

Hi Jurgen Thanks! I was going to send another message through this afternoon asking if it would be easier without attachments. I've also helped put the word out a little. Fingers crossed for more submissions! On Sat, 2025-10-25 at 23:59 +0200, Jurgen Gaeremyn wrote: > Hey Cheese, > your submission got stuck in the mailing list queue (because still > too big to go through unmoderated) but we have it, and it's accepted > as a submission. Thanks for joining and submitting early! > Too bad that Tasmania doesn't have an organizing community anymore, > but if you were there between 2006 and 2015, and are still flying the > kite of Freedom... you certainly have done your fair share! > You will hear from us when the deadline is over and the winners will > be announced. > Op 22/10/2025 om 15:30 schreef Cheeseness: > > > Hi! > > > > My name's Cheese, and I ran SFD events in Launceston, Tasmania > > between > > 2006 and 2015. I don't do in-person stuff anymore, but I still > > participate in Free Software projects and communities. > > > > I have a Krita source file that's 8.6MB, which might be a bit big > > for > > the mailing list. I'll link to it instead[1]. > > > > Below are my carefully crafted thousand characters: > > > > > > My submission is a kite made from an old SFD banner. I ran out of > > time > > to make this in person, so I painted it instead and wrote this > > about > > the F/OSS movement: > > > > The origin of Free Software lies in empowering people to control > > their own tools, > > To be free to fix their own problems and to make sure their own > > needs are met. > > When combined with humanity, this leads to a culture of sharing > > and inspriation. > > Through communal effort, support, and contribution, we are > > uplifted to new heights, > > And whether close enough to hold hands, or distanced, we are all > > connected, soaring in the same sky. > > > > I also made a 1 colour vector version[2], and an accompanying > > comic[3]. > > > > > > Thanks to all for continuing to champion and celebrate Free > > Software > > and Open Culture all these years. I wholly believe that it enriches > > the > > world and has tangibly improved the lives of many. > > > > - Cheese > > > > > > P.S. I like to imagine that Luis' Faruk is flying one of the kites > > in > > the background (I love that little guy!). > > > > [1] > > https://jbushproductions.com/uploads/sfd2025/sfd_mascot_painting.kra > > [2] > > https://jbushproductions.com/uploads/sfd2025/sfd_mascot_monotone.svg > > [3] https://jbushproductions.com/uploads/sfd2025/sfd_comic.png > > > > On Tue, 2025-05-20 at 14:24 -0400, LM wrote: > > > > > Greetings. > > > > > > Do you love creating with Free,Libre, Open Source Software > > > (FLOSS)? > > > Here’s your chance to show the world what digital freedom looks > > > like: > > > help us design the official Software Freedom Day (SFD) 2025 > > > mascot--built entirely with FLOSS tools and released under CC BY- > > > SA > > > 4.0 or CC BY 4.0. Whether you model in Blender or paint in Krita, > > > 2-D > > > or 3-D is welcome. > > > > > > --- What’s in it for you? --- > > > > > > Huion is back with fantastic prizes for the top entries: > > > 1 - Kamvas Pro 16 (4K) pen-display > > > 2 - Kamvas Pro 12 pen-display > > > 3 - 2 × Inspiroy Frego M tablets > > > > > > --- How to take part --- > > > > > > 1. Create your mascot in any FLOSS graphics tool (Krita, GIMP, > > > Inkscape, Blender, MyPaint, ...). > > > 2. Add a short back-story (≤ 1000 characters). > > > 3. Submit both the source file (.kra/.xcf/.svg/.blend…) and a > > > web-ready image (.png/.jpg, 1920 × 1080). > > > 4. Make sure your work is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 or CC BY 4.0. > > > 5. Deadline: 20 October 2025. One entry per person, worldwide. > > > > > > --- Need inspiration? --- > > > > > > Last year Janka (Hungary) soared to first prize with a Krita > > > painting, > > > while Deffy (USA) wowed us with a Blender animation and Yue Xin > > > (Malaysia) lit up the canvas in Krita. Their success shows how > > > powerful - and fun - FLOSS creativity can be! > > > > > > --- Why join? --- > > > > > > * Celebrate software freedom and show what’s possible without > > > proprietary constraints. > > > * Get international exposure and feedback from the FLOSS > > > community. > > > * Win Huion hardware to push your art even further. > > > > > > --- Your mission right now --- > > > > > > Forward this challenge to all your creative friends! More entries > > > mean > > > a richer, more colourful mascot showcase for everyone. > > > > > > Thanks for spreading the word and for championing free software > > > creativity. > > > Happy drawing--and good luck! > > > > > > Free-spirited regards, > > > Jurgen, Jan, Chris, Mostafa, Marcos, Ruwan, Laura > > > Digital Freedom Foundation Board > > > _______________________________________________ > > > SFD-discuss mailing list -- sfd-discuss(a)mailman3.com > > > To unsubscribe send an email to sfd-discuss-leave(a)mailman3.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > SFD-discuss mailing list -- sfd-discuss(a)mailman3.com > > To unsubscribe send an email to sfd-discuss-leave(a)mailman3.com > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list -- sfd-discuss(a)mailman3.com > To unsubscribe send an email to sfd-discuss-leave(a)mailman3.com

Oct. 26, 2025

Re: Design the Software Freedom Day 2025 Mascot with Free Software – Huion Challenge now open!

by Jurgen Gaeremyn

Hey Cheese, your submission got stuck in the mailing list queue (because still too big to go through unmoderated) but we have it, and it's accepted as a submission. Thanks for joining and submitting early! Too bad that Tasmania doesn't have an organizing community anymore, but if you were there between 2006 and 2015, and are still flying the kite of Freedom... you certainly have done your fair share! You will hear from us when the deadline is over and the winners will be announced. Op 22/10/2025 om 15:30 schreef Cheeseness: > Hi! > > My name's Cheese, and I ran SFD events in Launceston, Tasmania between > 2006 and 2015. I don't do in-person stuff anymore, but I still > participate in Free Software projects and communities. > > I have a Krita source file that's 8.6MB, which might be a bit big for > the mailing list. I'll link to it instead[1]. > > Below are my carefully crafted thousand characters: > > > My submission is a kite made from an old SFD banner. I ran out of time > to make this in person, so I painted it instead and wrote this about > the F/OSS movement: > > The origin of Free Software lies in empowering people to control their own tools, > To be free to fix their own problems and to make sure their own needs are met. > When combined with humanity, this leads to a culture of sharing and inspriation. > Through communal effort, support, and contribution, we are uplifted to new heights, > And whether close enough to hold hands, or distanced, we are all connected, soaring in the same sky. > > I also made a 1 colour vector version[2], and an accompanying comic[3]. > > > Thanks to all for continuing to champion and celebrate Free Software > and Open Culture all these years. I wholly believe that it enriches the > world and has tangibly improved the lives of many. > > - Cheese > > > P.S. I like to imagine that Luis' Faruk is flying one of the kites in > the background (I love that little guy!). > > [1]https://jbushproductions.com/uploads/sfd2025/sfd_mascot_painting.kra > [2]https://jbushproductions.com/uploads/sfd2025/sfd_mascot_monotone.svg > [3]https://jbushproductions.com/uploads/sfd2025/sfd_comic.png > > On Tue, 2025-05-20 at 14:24 -0400, LM wrote: >> Greetings. >> >> Do you love creating with Free,Libre, Open Source Software (FLOSS)? >> Here’s your chance to show the world what digital freedom looks like: >> help us design the official Software Freedom Day (SFD) 2025 >> mascot--built entirely with FLOSS tools and released under CC BY-SA >> 4.0 or CC BY 4.0. Whether you model in Blender or paint in Krita, 2-D >> or 3-D is welcome. >> >> --- What’s in it for you? --- >> >> Huion is back with fantastic prizes for the top entries: >> 1 - Kamvas Pro 16 (4K) pen-display >> 2 - Kamvas Pro 12 pen-display >> 3 - 2 × Inspiroy Frego M tablets >> >> --- How to take part --- >> >> 1. Create your mascot in any FLOSS graphics tool (Krita, GIMP, >> Inkscape, Blender, MyPaint, ...). >> 2. Add a short back-story (≤ 1000 characters). >> 3. Submit both the source file (.kra/.xcf/.svg/.blend…) and a >> web-ready image (.png/.jpg, 1920 × 1080). >> 4. Make sure your work is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 or CC BY 4.0. >> 5. Deadline: 20 October 2025. One entry per person, worldwide. >> >> --- Need inspiration? --- >> >> Last year Janka (Hungary) soared to first prize with a Krita >> painting, >> while Deffy (USA) wowed us with a Blender animation and Yue Xin >> (Malaysia) lit up the canvas in Krita. Their success shows how >> powerful - and fun - FLOSS creativity can be! >> >> --- Why join? --- >> >> * Celebrate software freedom and show what’s possible without >> proprietary constraints. >> * Get international exposure and feedback from the FLOSS community. >> * Win Huion hardware to push your art even further. >> >> --- Your mission right now --- >> >> Forward this challenge to all your creative friends! More entries >> mean >> a richer, more colourful mascot showcase for everyone. >> >> Thanks for spreading the word and for championing free software >> creativity. >> Happy drawing--and good luck! >> >> Free-spirited regards, >> Jurgen, Jan, Chris, Mostafa, Marcos, Ruwan, Laura >> Digital Freedom Foundation Board >> _______________________________________________ >> SFD-discuss mailing list --sfd-discuss(a)mailman3.com >> To unsubscribe send an email tosfd-discuss-leave(a)mailman3.com > > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list --sfd-discuss(a)mailman3.com > To unsubscribe send an email tosfd-discuss-leave(a)mailman3.com

Oct. 25, 2025

Re: Design the Software Freedom Day 2025 Mascot with Free Software – Huion Challenge now open!

by Cheeseness

Hi! My name's Cheese, and I ran SFD events in Launceston, Tasmania between 2006 and 2015. I don't do in-person stuff anymore, but I still participate in Free Software projects and communities. I have a Krita source file that's 8.6MB, which might be a bit big for the mailing list. I'll link to it instead[1]. Below are my carefully crafted thousand characters: My submission is a kite made from an old SFD banner. I ran out of time to make this in person, so I painted it instead and wrote this about the F/OSS movement: The origin of Free Software lies in empowering people to control their own tools, To be free to fix their own problems and to make sure their own needs are met. When combined with humanity, this leads to a culture of sharing and inspriation. Through communal effort, support, and contribution, we are uplifted to new heights, And whether close enough to hold hands, or distanced, we are all connected, soaring in the same sky. I also made a 1 colour vector version[2], and an accompanying comic[3]. Thanks to all for continuing to champion and celebrate Free Software and Open Culture all these years. I wholly believe that it enriches the world and has tangibly improved the lives of many. - Cheese P.S. I like to imagine that Luis' Faruk is flying one of the kites in the background (I love that little guy!). [1] https://jbushproductions.com/uploads/sfd2025/sfd_mascot_painting.kra [2] https://jbushproductions.com/uploads/sfd2025/sfd_mascot_monotone.svg [3] https://jbushproductions.com/uploads/sfd2025/sfd_comic.png On Tue, 2025-05-20 at 14:24 -0400, LM wrote: > Greetings. > > Do you love creating with Free,Libre, Open Source Software (FLOSS)? > Here’s your chance to show the world what digital freedom looks like: > help us design the official Software Freedom Day (SFD) 2025 > mascot--built entirely with FLOSS tools and released under CC BY-SA > 4.0 or CC BY 4.0. Whether you model in Blender or paint in Krita, 2-D > or 3-D is welcome. > > --- What’s in it for you? --- > > Huion is back with fantastic prizes for the top entries: > 1 - Kamvas Pro 16 (4K) pen-display > 2 - Kamvas Pro 12 pen-display > 3 - 2 × Inspiroy Frego M tablets > > --- How to take part --- > > 1. Create your mascot in any FLOSS graphics tool (Krita, GIMP, > Inkscape, Blender, MyPaint, ...). > 2. Add a short back-story (≤ 1000 characters). > 3. Submit both the source file (.kra/.xcf/.svg/.blend…) and a > web-ready image (.png/.jpg, 1920 × 1080). > 4. Make sure your work is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 or CC BY 4.0. > 5. Deadline: 20 October 2025. One entry per person, worldwide. > > --- Need inspiration? --- > > Last year Janka (Hungary) soared to first prize with a Krita > painting, > while Deffy (USA) wowed us with a Blender animation and Yue Xin > (Malaysia) lit up the canvas in Krita. Their success shows how > powerful - and fun - FLOSS creativity can be! > > --- Why join? --- > > * Celebrate software freedom and show what’s possible without > proprietary constraints. > * Get international exposure and feedback from the FLOSS community. > * Win Huion hardware to push your art even further. > > --- Your mission right now --- > > Forward this challenge to all your creative friends! More entries > mean > a richer, more colourful mascot showcase for everyone. > > Thanks for spreading the word and for championing free software > creativity. > Happy drawing--and good luck! > > Free-spirited regards, > Jurgen, Jan, Chris, Mostafa, Marcos, Ruwan, Laura > Digital Freedom Foundation Board > _______________________________________________ > SFD-discuss mailing list -- sfd-discuss(a)mailman3.com > To unsubscribe send an email to sfd-discuss-leave(a)mailman3.com

Oct. 22, 2025