RE: [libreoffice-design] New web banners. Feedback?

Where have I seen this before... 
http://www.internetnews.com/blog/skerner/happy-birthday-libreoffice.html

^_^

Daniel Merker
Computer Engineering Graduate Student
Wayne State University

-----Original Message-----
From: Tobias Bernard [mailto:bertob93@gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 3:52 PM
To: design@global.libreoffice.org
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-design] New web banners. Feedback?

hi

maybe there have been some misunderstandings, i had no intention to "flame"
anyone and think aleksandar is doing a great job.
but as i already said and others too mentioned, it *is* a problem, when design is done with 
proprietary software and no soures are available in a standard format (in our case SVG).

i agree that everyone has his favourite tools and is free to use what he wants, but if that means 
it is not possible changing these files using free software, someone should at least be aware of 
that and the problems it causes. after that it's up to everyone to decide for his own what he wants 
to use, but if he decides to use proprietary software, he should at least export the source file to 
an open format (SVG if possible) everyone can open and edit.

in aleksandars case there is kind of a problem doing that, because ps is a raster graphics editor, 
so i don't really know which possibilities there are. btw psd import in gimp is horrible for 
complex designs. that's not gimps fault, it's because psd is a proprietary format, but it is no 
solution for us.
in any way, i highly recommend everyone to use free software from the very beginning, so we don't 
have to deal with such problems in the future.

tobias


2011/9/28 David Nelson <lists@traduction.biz>

> Hi guys,
>
> Sorry, but I disagree with criticising Aleksandar like this.
>
> 1) We need creative people doing work for our project. I don't really 
> care what he uses, as long as the format of the source files is 
> accessible. Sure, it would be great if he was using Gimp or Inkscape, 
> but Photoshop can output files that can be read with those programs, 
> and Gimp can read .psd.
>
> 2) We all have our favorite tools. I run Linux 24/7 on my system, but 
> I always keep a copy of Photoshop 6/ImageReady installed using 
> Wine/Crossover Office, simply because I know how to easily do things 
> with them that *can* be done with Gimp but only in a more round-about 
> manner. Plus, there are things that Gimp and Photoshop each do 
> slightly better or worse than the other.
>
> So I think Aleksandar should be left to use what tools he wants. You 
> do know that Photoshop is a *very* commonly-used tool among graphic 
> artists, right?
>
> So can we stop the flaming in this thread about tools?
>
> Tobias,Vitorio, when I the same real productive output for the 
> LibreOffice project from you guys as Aleksandar has contributed, then 
> you can start bitching. Until then, please let the guy work in peace.
>
> Thanks. ;-)
>
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> David Nelson
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