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Submission + - Director of "Elephants Dream" releasing new Blender-animated film, "Tube" (kickstarter.com)

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TheSilentNumber
TheSilentNumber writes: "Bassam Kurdali's free culture 3D animation, "Tube" is nearing the final stages of production. Tube is a collaborative effort between 56 artists from 22 countries...some of which are at war. After directing the first of the Blender Institute's "Open Movie Projects", Elephants Dream, Bassam wanted to prove the viability of free cultural works and usability of free software like Blender and PiTiVi for independent filmmakers. Just a few days after launching a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for the project, the goal has been met, which means we should see the final release in 7 months!"
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Submission + - "Tube" Blender-animated film launches Kickstarter (kickstarter.com) 2

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TheSilentNumber
TheSilentNumber writes: "Bassam Kurdali's free culture 3D animation, "Tube" is nearing the final stages of production. After directing the first of the Blender Institutes "Open Movie Projects", Elephants Dream, Bassam wanted to prove that free software like Blender and PiTiVi are usable for independent filmmakers and that producing free cultural works can be a sustainable living too. The team has just launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for the project and if the goal is met then we should see the final release in 7 months!"
Graphics

Submission + - Libre Graphics: Free Software for Designers (youtube.com)

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TheSilentNumber
TheSilentNumber writes: "I recently had the pleasure of interviewing the editors of Libre Graphics, a magazine made entirely using free software (even using version control so you can see every change ever made) after they gave a talk at this year's Libre Graphics Meeting. This project is living proof of the printing abilities of free software, "That really is a constant refrain even within our own community. People always still talk about the printing problem. So what printing problem?". Libre Graphics magazine is doing a truly outstanding job showcasing free works made with free tools, creating a publication of record, and reaching out to designers with this project."
Hardware

Submission + - A Free and Open Replacement for Wireless LAN (qi-hardware.com) 3

Submitted by dvdkhlng
dvdkhlng writes: Qi-Hardware, the community that brought us the Ben NanoNote handheld computer, have just released their next piece of all-out free and open hardware: the AtBEN+AtUSB wireless dongles. Aiming for a solution that works without proprietary firmware blobs, WLAN compatability was abandoned. Instead the project went for simpler, yet more open 6LowPAN technology.

The first batch of AtBen+AtUSB dongles is now ready for shipment trough Tuxbrain. Designs and source code are available under GPL and CC licenses.
GNU is Not Unix

Submission + - GNU Mediagoblin Project launches (networkworld.com)

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paroneayea
paroneayea writes: "The GNU project is starting a new federated web application project called GNU MediaGoblin, written in Python. From the article:

    The GNU Project is taking a shot photo sharing. On May 2nd, the wraps came off the GNU Mediagoblin project. If successful, the GNU Mediagoblin could solve several problems that haven't been addressed well by existing photo sharing services — namely privacy, data ownership, reliability, and software freedom.

    So what's GNU Mediagoblin? The project is starting with the goal of creating a federated photo sharing site that could stand alongside popular services like Flickr, DeviantArt, Picasa, and Facebook. Eventually, the project hopes to tackle other types of media, but the first target is photo/artwork sharing. Right now? It's very much a work in progress."
Apple

The Apple Two 643

Posted by CmdrTaco from the ain't-that-the-truth dept.
theodp writes "Over at Slate, Tim Wu argues that the iPad is Steve Jobs' final victory over Steve Wozniak. Apple's origins were pure Woz, but the Mac, the iPod, the iPhone, and the iPad are the products of the company's other Steve. Jobs' ideas have always been in tension with Woz's brand of idealism and openness. Crazy as it seems, Apple Inc. — the creator of the personal computer — is leading the effort to exterminate it. And somewhere, deep inside, Woz must realize what the release of the iPad signifies: The company he once built now, officially, no longer exists."
The Internet

Submission + - Cosmetic Carbon Copy, a new standard in email (ietfng.org)

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paulproteus
paulproteus writes: "Say you have an email where you want to send an extra copy to someone without telling everyone. There's always been a field for that: BCC, or Blind Carbon Copy. But how often have you wanted to do the opposite: make everyone else think you sent a copy to somebody without actually having done so? Enter the new IETF-NG RFC: Cosmetic Carbon Copy, or CCC. Now you can conveniently email all of your friends (with a convenient exception or two...) with ease!"

Submission + - Archon Defender: A 3D Animated Feature Film Create (archondefender.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Technological advancements in cinematic tools make it possible for an individual or small group of people to create a full length animated feature film rivaling the quality of the big studios, in a similar production time and at a fraction of the cost. Director and Animator David T. Krupicz created Archon Defender in 3 years, working with a minimal budget, using second hand computers in the spare time away from his full time call center job.

Previous works by the director include the four part series of shorts, Rocketmen vs Robots ( http://www.asciipr0n.com/4096/rocketmen/ ), which were well received at past screenings, including the Renderfest 2003 festival in Toronto, Canada. Archon Defender, which premiered at the Revue Cinema in Toronto on Oct 7, 2009, was recently awarded first place in the category of Animation at the SkyFest 2009 Film and Script Festival in Asheville, NC.

Archon Defender follows the path of a young woman, Colette, as she seeks her way through adversity to redemption, as the world she once knew is torn apart by war and tyranny. Archon Defender is an epic combination of Sci-Fi and Fantasy elements, with a unique and refreshing visual style, which will set a new standard for what can be achieved by solo artists.

The film has been released in its entirety, free to watch on the director's YouTube channel. For more information, http://www.archondefender.com/ offers production notes, making of tutorials, as well as online sales of DVD, mp4 downloads for Ipod and mobile devices, and an HD digital version in Ogg Theora format.

(...as well, one of the film's voice actors is also the 'inventor' of the floppy disk enterprise: http://slashdot.org/story/03/04/06/1422237/How-to-Make-a-Starship-Enterprise-out-of-a-35-Floppy )

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