Inkscape Resources on ZDNet

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Inkscape (46): Inkscape is an Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, Freehand, CorelDraw, or Xara X using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. Supported SVG features include shapes, paths, text, markers, clones, alpha blending, transforms, gradients, patterns, and grouping. Inkscape also supports Creative Commons meta-data,...; Tags: PNG, SVG, Inkscape; Software downloads 2008-04-02
Inkscape (OS X) (45-2): Inkscape is an Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, Freehand, CorelDraw, or Xara X using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. Supported SVG features include shapes, paths, text, markers, clones, alpha blending, transforms, gradients, patterns, and grouping. Inkscape also supports Creative Commons meta-data,...; Tags: Apple Mac OS X, PNG, SVG, Inkscape; Software downloads 2007-03-19
Inkspace (43-2): Inkscape is an Open Source vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, Freehand, CorelDraw, or Xara X using the W3C standard Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file format. Supported SVG features include shapes, paths, text, markers, clones, alpha blending, transforms, gradients, patterns, and grouping. Inkscape also supports Creative Commons meta-data,...; Tags: PNG, Graphics, SVG, Inkscape; Software downloads 2006-04-17
IBM donates code to help Eclipse get organized: IBM donates code to help Eclipse get organizedWeakXara are opensourcing their Xara X product:http://www.xaraxtreme.org/Arguably the best vector drawing programs on the market today. Meanwhile IBM are donating part of a methodology and a naming convention?nobody markets fluff like IBM doesNot even m$ - heck m$ actually has products, even if...; Tags: Java development tools, OPEN SOURCE, Xara, Xara X, IBM Corp., Eclipse, Inkscape; Discussion threads 2005-10-12

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"Don't tell them that I love it": "Don't tell them that I love it"Skills cost moneyAll of this is predicated on one thing: Computers exist to get something else done.That could be me chatting with a friend, writing a document, or editing a photo. We are not interested in the system that gets that job done, we...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, job, Autodesk Inc., Hardy; Discussion threads 2008-04-29

My 10 favorite Windows programs of all time: My 10 favorite Windows programs of all timeHow does Windows Photo Gallerycompare to iPhoto. I tried Photo Story, and it is ok, I do not take a lot of pictures, nor do a lot, so this is first time I heard of Windows Photo.My mom uses iPhoto for about fifty...; Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Office, Web browsers, Google Notebook, Microsoft Windows, favorite Windows program, Microsoft Office OneNote 2003, Windows Program, FeedDemon; Discussion threads 2008-03-03
Torvalds+criticizes+patent+trollers%2C+Microsoft%2C+Sun%2C+virtualization+craze: Torvalds+criticizes+patent+trollers%2C+Microsoft%2C+Sun%2C+virtualization+crazeThat's exactly why I use GentooGentoo gives me that freedom to upgrade (or not) what I want, and since it is a "compile from source" distro it contains the necessary scripts to maintain a full fledged desktop system without having to worry about dependencies or even having to ./configure, make,...; Tags: Operating systems, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linus, Linux, desktop, Gentoo, Apple Mac OS X; Discussion threads 2008-02-04
Free alternatives to commercial software: Free alternatives to commercial softwareFoxit reader as a replacement for Adobewww.foxitsoftware.comAny alternative to Real for Vista 64?Amazon uses Real to preview tracks but I won't install that in Windows. Any alternative?RE: Free alternatives . . .I have a couple . . .ZipGenius - an Excellent Winzip Alternative that handles just...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, Microsoft Windows, CCleaner, Free Alternative, commercial software, software, Audacity, AVG; Discussion threads 2007-11-21
Free alternatives to commercial software: Over then next few weeks I'm bound to get my brain picked to shreds on a near infinite number of tech-related subjects. One subject that came up extensively over the holiday period last year was what free software was available to replace commercial software. Last year I was ill-prepared, this...; Tags: Software, Project Manager, Tool, Tools & Techniques, Productivity, Management, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2007-11-21
A hundred million miracles: A hundred million miraclesDoes not anybody at ZDnet actually Use LinuxDaily for both work & play.Sorry, if I seem to harp on this, and may seem OT, But is this not the place to bring it up?I mean in the blog listing in several places, this Blog is called; "Linux...; Tags: UNIX, Operating systems, Linux, open source; Discussion threads 2007-09-19
iPhoneDevCamp (Top 10 apps from iPhoneDevCamp): iPhoneDevCamp (Top 10 apps from iPhoneDevCamp)The best??? Gawd save me from the worst. (nt).HOW DO THEY HACK OUT THE CODE FOR THOSE FANCY ICONS?Killer apps source code hacked by some plain ordinary Geek has left me astounded!(note:I now know that "bmp's are free and gif's are not".)Cut them some...; Tags: iPhoneDevCamp, Apple iPhone, GIF, Apple Inc., PNG; Discussion threads 2007-07-09
Macintosh...Help me understand why: I can feel them...the flames...they're coming. But I have to ask this question again (yes, I've asked one very much like it before) in light of recent events. The recent events, of course, involve the release of a particular Linux distribution with a funny African sort of name...; Tags: Apple, Education Technology; Blog posts 2007-05-27
Linux software apps - What's hot and what's not?: Linux software apps - What's hot and what's not?The apps I useOffice: OpenOffice.org, as it's pretty much the standard on Linux desktops.Email: I have Evolution set up for my Yahoo mail.Image editing/drawing: For most editing, I use the GIMP, but for advanced stuff I'd recommend Blender or Inkscape for SVG.CD/DVD...; Tags: OpenOffice, OPEN SOURCE, Web browsers, RSS, Java development tools, Linux software, K3b, Microsoft Office, GIMP, Mozilla Firefox, KDE, GNOME, disc, Gaim, software, Linux, Webmin; Discussion threads 2007-03-13
Where are the proprietary hits?: Where are the proprietary hits?Nostalgia.Yes, one can assert that days now gone were better, and the world should never have changed.There were many proprietary startups when the software industry was starting up. But now the industry has matured, and that means a comparatively few large companies.And new companies with...; Tags: open source; Discussion threads 2006-08-30
If Adobe gets Linux, they win: If Adobe gets Linux, they winAdobe has never seen the forest for the treesAdobe failed to see the [b]real[/b] risk of not supporting Linux in the early 90's.The risk isn't necessarily that the Linux desktop user base is large, thus a big market. The real risk is that by...; Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, UNIX, 64-bit, Adobe Systems Inc., Linux, F/OSS; Discussion threads 2006-07-22
Patent holders as open source allies: Patent holders as open source alliesYou missed oneIn Eolas' case, allowing Firefox to use plugins means that plugin-based websites retain viability. That, in turn, puts pressure on Microsoft to include plugin support in IE -- which they'll have to pay Eolas for.Without plugin support in Firefox, MS could count...; Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, open source, IE Users, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-05-31
Can you have a GPLv2-only license?: Can you have a GPLv2-only license?I Enjoyed Both PostsYou should do more blogging.Although Linux isn't the only very recognizable GPLed products-The GiMP http://www.gimp.org/Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/Inkscape http://www.inkscape.org/The Gnome office Suit http://www.gnome.org/gnome-office/ (Abi Word and Gnumeric)CinePaint (FilmGimp) http://cinepaint.movieeditor.com/Jashaka http://www.jahshaka.org/and though tri-licensed under the MPL/LGPL/GPL...http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/http://www.mozilla.com/thunderbird/http://www.nvu.com/http://www.mozilla.org/projects/calendar/sunbird.htmlAre all more visible and have probably a higher user...; Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, F/OSS, licence, GPLv2, Free Software Foundation; Discussion threads 2006-01-24
Are Mac users too complacent about security?: Are Mac users too complacent about security?Mac still has one good advantageMac OS X does one thing well and that is the way they handle default user permissions. Default users never run in root (admin) mode and that makes it harder to infect a Mac. Windows will not...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, Desktops, Microsoft Windows, distro, Mac-user, Apple Macintosh, computer, Linux, security; Discussion threads 2006-01-16
Update on WMF exploit: Update on WMF exploitThe Cost of SwitchingThe cost of switching? The cost of any new single system can be seen as comparable and competitive to any other single system. The "cost" as the author puts it, comes not from the switch, but from the fact you have to consider it....; Tags: AdBlock, Microsoft Windows Metafile, WMF vulnerability; Discussion threads 2005-12-30
Where is open source innovation?: Where is open source innovation?Is there even any inovation at all? That is the real question.Amaya started in 1996 http://www.w3.org/Amaya/ This predates FrontPage.Mozilla actually was started with NS 5.0 code by Netscape. Netscape predates MSIE. XUL predates XAML and Mozilla has had plans to intergrate SVG with...; Tags: Web browsers, Apache Software Foundation, SVG, XUL, open source, commercial open source, Mozilla Corp., sponsored project, content management, Microsoft Corp., innovation, Netscape Communications Corp.; Discussion threads 2005-11-25