Created: 2009-08-20
Alkmaar / Projekt072
A group of artists, crafts(wo)men based in a former factory building in Alkmaar are creating a great atmosphere for cooperation.
Promoting the use of free software by artists
Few artists are aware of the existence of free alternatives to the expensive software regarded as "industry standard" today, we would like to demonstrate these alternatives and help them get up to speed on using FLOSS while preserving interoperability with other platforms and ease-of-use.
By bringing people with varying backgrounds and disciplines together we hope to create a productive dialogue about the (software-) needs of artists and how to realize these in cooperation with FLOSS creators.
Status
Planned: Install-party in the cafetaria
We need some help in selecting suitable distributions. The main focus should be on ease-of use and functionality as most of these users are not computer experts. Thusfar we've evaluated UBUNTU and DYNE:BOLIC
Planned: Demonstration of FLOSS alternatives like OpenOffice, GIMP and KINO
Links
Website: http://www.projekt072.nl (Dutch, under construction)
Video about the initiative http://www.vrom.nl/pagina.html?id=42412 (Dutch)
Announcement@ETH-0 http://wiki.eth-0.nl/index.php/Whizzrd_2k9