Issue #143 / Oct 2012

MyPaint is a simple, intuitive, versatile paint program. The software, which is designed specifically for use with graphic tablets, promises users an experience similar to drawing with a pen or brush.

Video portals such as YouTube or Vimeo offer a wealth of curious and entertaining short films. If you want to enjoy them offline, a small tool called Movgrab can help.

A choice of ultrasmall boards lets future developers learn how to create and program computers.

OSCON always manages to change with the times without giving up the original vision of community and new ideas.

Chronicler Zack Brown reports on the latest news, views, dilemmas, and developments within the Linux kernel community.

The sudden popularity of miniboard systems like Raspberry Pi have brought back the pioneering spirit of Linux’s early days. Suddenly, “do it yourself” in the open source community is back.