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Xara Xtreme. Another Linux design tool

2015-10-10 / / 0 Comments
I’ve reviewed Inkscape on this blog before and gave it a thumbs up. It’s a little resource extensive so if you are looking for a free alternative. Then Xara Xtreme has you covered!

Xara Xtreme has provided a version of its designer free for Linux (and Linux only ) so if you are looking to do some design on your Linux machine then lets get going! So the Linux desktop doesn’t lack a design software (according the the developer website).

About Xara Xtreme

The current stable version is 0.7 made in 2014 and there is a less stable build. You can download it from the software center. After installing, double click to run the program.

Xara main interface

The interface is really simple, especially if you used Inkscape before. With many tools similar here and there. You can see the path tool, pencil and eraser. Typical stuff. You can also open and edit image files in Xara Xtreme.

Modeling in Xara Xtreme

Pros

  • Small and light weight. 
  • Simpler to use.
  • Free and open source. 

Cons

  • Crashes often. 
  • Not as good as Inkscape! 
  • Not cross platform, as it’s Linux only.
  •  Discontinued!

This was a review of Xara Xtreme … I wouldn’t compare it to Inkscape as it’s widely used and more mature. But it’s a good start to anyone who would like a lite suit for design. Especially netbook users.

I hope you liked this tutorial. Leave your comments below

Open source design

2015-10-05 / / 0 Comments
Anyone how decides to pursue a career in graphic design is faced with an obstacle! Many courses don’t teach graphic design! They teach adobe products!

They don’t teach you how to design a logo, they teach you In design. Or how to edit a picture, they teach you PhotoShop!

You become an Adobe customer

Over time you are used to the adobe Eco-system and so consumed into it you can’t stand seeing anything else, or worse! Anything not done the “adobe way”!

The tools need to be sorted like this, the monitor must flicker in that pattern. And the worst in my opinion are mac designers as they don’t accept change at all!

I’m not running from door to door trying to convert people to open source! I just want to do my daily job (Using open source please!) The problem is that the designers don’t accept to tolerate anything done differently! And open source is different!

It’s not like PhotoShop! No one said that! Gimp is a separate package that does the same things differently and possibly better!

Gimp Logo

Inkscape is not like Indesign and it shouldn’t be. It’s a different software doing the same task.

Inkscape Logo

Why do they care if the output is the right size and format? Ready for printing without a glitch?

What gets on my nerves is that most of these judgmental people O have to deal with use cracked software! I don’t think they saw an Adobe Photoshop label before or ever saw across the registry process being done!

Imagine someone working for 10-15 years with a cracked software without guilt or remorse, then without a spec of shame looks down on open source software!

Respect FOSS please!!

Please, respect FOSS

2015-10-01 / / 0 Comments
FOSS stands for free and open source software. Many people tend to have a negative attitude towards FOSS, always criticizing it and doubting it’s ability to fill in for propriety software. 

Let alone to replace it or to operate as competition!

The Free Software Foundation logo


We don’t use opensource because it’s free! The fact is: FOSS gives everyone an equal chance to use it’s software!
It’s sad to see some companies who make the software and call it industry standard. And it’s users attack you for using other free / open source solution!
There is an important fact they forgot! As long as the software gets the job done with no problems. People are going to use it!

Commercial software

Products like Microsoft Office and Photo Shop are fantastic! I respect the effort put into them and they are worth the price tag slapped on them, and there are amazing open source tools that are available free of charge for the public that deserve a break!
Everyone should be able to make sensible choices based on their needs and capabilities. Regardless if it’s a free choice or an paid choice.
And to those hackers who download illegal software and troll on open source users and people who support software by buying it, shame on you!!!

What do you think of this post? Please let me know in the comments section below!

لماذا نستعمل الليونكس؟

2015-08-19 / / 0 Comments
لماذا نستعمل اللينكس؟

سؤالي اليوم هو لماذا نستعمل اللينكس؟ لماذا لانكتفي بما هو لدينا فقط؟ وفي أغلب اﻷحوال هذا يعني الويندوز.

الويندوز نظام تشغيل مستقر يستحق كل الإحترام، والإحترام هنا هو أن تدفع ثمن المنتج، لا أن تسرقه!

 

في بلادي الكثير من الناس يجهل أو يتجاهل حقيقة أن للتراخيص ثمن، مثل ثمن اﻷكل والشرب والملبس، بل ويسخر من من يدفع ثمنا للتراخيص، ويتفنن في شراء النسخ المقرصنة أو تحميلها من الإنترنت بطريقة غير مشروعة.

أنا شخصيا مقتنع بإن هذا سيتغير قريبا جدا..

من كان يتابع نسخ البرامج سيلاحظ أن أغلب الشركات بدأت تتجه للحوسبة السحابية، وهي موضوع يطول شرحه، لكن هذه التقنية فيما أظن ستصعب عملية سرقة البرامج لأن الدفع بنظام شهري وليس بنظام الترخيص التقليدي..

البرامج التي لا غنى للمستخدمين والشركات الصغيرة عنها لن يتمكنوا من الحصول عليها لا بطرق مشروعة ولا غير مشروعة!

الكثير منا لا يستطيع دفع 60 دولارا في السنة ترخيص لنسخة أوفيس 365 أو 50 دولارا ثمنا لسحابة أدوبي الإبداعية شهريا، ولن يستطيع عمل باتش أو كراك شهريا! إذن ما العمل؟

هنالك العديد من البرامج الرائعة التي تنتظر تجربتك لها، وبمنحنى تعلم بسيط يمكنك إتقان ليبر أوفيس الحزمة المكتبية المجانية، وجيمب حزمة تعديل الصور المجانية كذلك. أيضا نظام تشغيل متكامل يتنظرك أن تجربه. 

أشجعك على إحترام التراخيص، وعلى تجربة كل جديد أيضا، حمل لينكس على جهازك ولا تلقي بويندوز اﻷصلية التي لديك في سلة المهملات!

أما إن كانت مكركة .. فذلك حديث أخر 🙂

شكرا لقراءتك تدوينتي، رجاء تفاعل معي بالتعليقات.

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