[ubuntu-art] Animated logo

[Boudhayan Gupta]

On Friday 24 April 2009 00:18:22 Ryan Prior wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 11:07 AM, Thorsten Wilms <t_w_ at freenet.de> wrote:
> > On Thu, 2009-04-23 at 17:23 +0200, Steve Dodier wrote:
> >> I don't see the point of using Flash (closed and proprietary
> >> technology) for the Logo of an openSource OS. I think you should be
> >> able to do the same with some SVG and JavaScript, or with an animated
> >> GIF.
> >
> > GIF would be terrible inefficient.
> >
> > SVG and JavaScript means you don't have a decent authoring environment.
> > While it is not given this had been created using Flash, that tool makes
> > it straightforward like no free software does.
>
> I agree with Thorsten's sentiment: Flash is perhaps the best and
> definitely the most widely used tool right now for creating animations
> such as this.
>
> I see two actions being of benefit to us:
> * Test the animation with the Gnash Free Software Flash player
> (http://www.gnu.org/software/gnash/). If the animation does not work
> with Gnash, file a bug and see that they fix it. This should be
> repeated with all Flash artwork we produce.
> * Those with the needed expertise and tools can re-implement Flash
> animations using different methods such as SVG + Javascript. When we
> do this and publicize the resulting artwork, we demonstrate that there
> are artists who need tools to do this and we expand the body of
> available animated SVG artwork available, removing the "but it doesn't
> exist yet so why should we support it" argument that some implementers
> make.
>
> Thanks for creating the animation, Jimmbo! I like the feel and flow of
> it and I also have one non-artistic request: can you make it say
> Ubuntu GNU/Linux, or just Ubuntu, rather than Ubuntu Linux?

Hi! I'm also a new addition to the list. I'm from India, and 14 years of age, 
male.

I checked it up using GNASH plugins for Kubuntu Intrepid. It works. But the 
actual  thing could do with some improvements, as already metioned in the 
other messages in this thread.

Yours,
Boudhayan Gupta