Re: [libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and save a PNG?

I'm very sorry Anne, but going there prompts me to lists of software by 
categories; only a fraction of these are actual Free Software (and I 
have to look for them).
So unless I live on a parallel internet anyone can go there and see by 
him/herself: it's mostly freeware and donationware. In fact you 
mentioned yourself the following software: C-Cleaner, Avast, IrfanView ; 
and then VLC. Do you make any difference between these?

Sites like Tucows, CnetDownload do offer LibreOffice download; that does 
not mean it's acceptable either. Again I'm sorry to nitpick: all I'm 
saying is that it is not good practice. I realize you may have 
discovered LibreOffice through that site, but it's still a download site 
with freeware.

Best,

Charles.


Le 13.07.2015 17:53, anne-ology a écrit :
> That is so *un*true.
>
>        If you were to actually go there, you would know they recommend 
> LO -
>             (in fact, that's how I learned of LO)
>
>        If you were to actually go there, you would know they are so 
> opposed
> to the freeware/adware software
>           and only recommend 'clean' software, that are made and 
> handled by
> reputable companies and/or individuals.
>
>        They do not cater to WINdows; in fact, they often recommend 
> others;
>           (they started to get away from the MSFT built-in software)
>
>        They are strictly volunteer based; therefore no one has undue
> influence;
>           check out their various blogs on whatever program/topic to 
> see
> how the various discussions flow ...
>          or the various articles pertaining to any software category 
> where
> not one, but several programs are rated with pros & cons.
>
>        They do not recommend 'freeware' or donation-ware -
>            although some of the individuals making software do state 
> they
> would appreciate a donation of any amount at any time;
>          you should notice, that LO also is in this category.
>
>        I was not - nor have I, been advertising this;
>            but when I think that someone would be interested in a
> program(s), which I thoroughly enjoy using -
>           I think they would be interested in knowing where I located
> it/them.
>
>        For example, C-Cleaner, Avast, IrfanView, VLC, ...
>            are in this category - and these are all rated at the top of
> their respective categories.
>
>
>
> From: Charles-H. Schulz <charles.schulz@documentfoundation.org>
> Date: Mon, Jul 13, 2015 at 9:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and 
> save a
> PNG?
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> Cc: Florian Effenberger <floeff@documentfoundation.org>
>
>
> Sorry Anne, but I'm going to have to disagree. It is not because I want 
> to
> be unpleasant or anything, but as a moderator of this list you should
> perhaps know better than sending users to this kind of site.
>
> Anyone going to the site you mention will be presented with a list of
> software (mostly for Windows, others available as SaaS). As far as I 
> can
> tell *none of them* are Free and Open Source Software. Clicking on each
> link will point to software that is actual freeware or donationware:
> - none of them has a Free/Open Source Software licence
> - none of them has an open development model
>
> Surely you do make the difference between a software like LibreOffice 
> and
> software listed on the site? Again, I do not point this out to sound
> unpleasant or unfriendly, but it is not wise to advertise this kind of
> software on a users mailing list of a Free and Open Source Software.
>
> I hope you'll understand what the issue is.
>
> Best,
> Charles.
>
>
>
> Le 13.07.2015 15:57, anne-ology a écrit :
>
>  That is *not* a 'freeware' site;
> >            anyone who has gone there would know this.
> >
> >        If you enjoy LO, then you should also enjoy their dedicated 
> > efforts.
> >
> >
> >
> > From: Charles-H. Schulz <charles.schulz@documentfoundation.org>
> > Date: Sat, Jul 11, 2015 at 2:29 AM
> > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and 
> > save a
> > PNG?
> > To: anne-ology <laginnis@gmail.com>, users@global.libreoffice.org
> >
> >
> > Le 11 juillet 2015 02:07:42 GMT+02:00, anne-ology <laginnis@gmail.com> 
> > a
> > écrit :
> >
> >        LO is not designed to do that;
> > >          but there are numerous programs which will do a very good 
> > > job
> > > for you -
> > >         many of these are even free for the individual user and can 
> > > be
> > > located
> > >            http://www.techsupportalert.com/
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > From: KARR, DAVID <dk068x@att.com>
> > > Date: Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 12:20 PM
> > > Subject: [libreoffice-users] How to use LibreOffice to blur and save 
> > > a
> > > PNG?
> > > To: "users@global.libreoffice.org" <users@global.libreoffice.org>
> > >
> > >
> > > I have a PNG image.  I need to edit the image to blur out some 
> > > portions
> > > that I don't want other people to see, and then save that modified 
> > > PNG
> > > image.
> > >
> > > Is this something that LibreOffice can do?  I tried running Draw and
> > > then
> > > opening the PNG.  I believe the "Smooth" operation is what I need.  I
> > > can
> > > see this in the "Filter" dropdown when I click on the image, but I'm
> > > not
> > > sure what to do with that.
> > >
> > > I'm guessing if I can figure out how to properly modify the image, I
> > > would
> > > use the "Save Image ..." menu item in the context menu to save the
> > > modified
> > > PNG.  Is this correct?
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Sorry to nitpick here but I am not sure we want to recommend freeware 
> > (and
> > not free and open source software) to our users. Many Freeware 
> > download
> > sites are famous to bundle spyware in the software they distribute.
> >
> > I am a bit surprized to see this "techsupportalert" being mentioned 
> > several
> > times by an actual moderator of this mailing list.
> >
> > There are a few websites listing free and open source software:
> > http://www.opensourcewindows.org
> > http://www.opensourcemac.org
> > http://www.osalt.com
> >
> > And many more.
> >
> > Best,
> > Charles


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