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OS publishing software: pros and cons

Where should we start?

Prime objectives:● I want to create an online magazine

for different platforms, both mobile and desktop

● I want to be awesome and use OSS for my offline edition

Online/mobile

●FlippingBook●3D Issue●Google currents●Treesaver●The Baker framework●…●You name it!

Common features

● Multimedia content

● Special application effects

● Easy to read on different browsers and devices

● WYSIWYG

Welcome to analog world

●QuarkXPress●Adobe InDesign●Scribus

Bonus feature

You can use any of the programs from the previous slide to create a online magazine as well!

Stallman's WitnessesWhy should I use some open source program when my mom tells me to use InDesign?

● If the integration with other open software is critical for you● If you're about to get into publishing when short on money● If you have some offers you want to see in the next versions of Scribus

● If you plan to make something small for yourself (e.g.: greeting cards, paper CD wallets, whatever)

● You need a cross-platform publishing tool● Well, you just like Scribus, why not? (:

FeaturesScribus includes the following features:

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● Importing common text formats into the text editor● Vast font support● Frames (visible and hidden) and layers manipulation● CMYK, RGP, and PostScript separation support● Sophisticated PDF creation● ICC management● Template support● Output to professional quality image-setting equipment● Transparency● Encryption● Font embedding● and more!

-“Tierra y Libertad” magazine

So - why we use Scribus?

The concept of Open Source Software is quite close to our political and social ideas. We are people who came together because we are still convinced that it is possible to change things in this world to make this planet a better place to live. Therefore we believe that it's a bad idea to make a business from everything. We think we need more commons - and we love when people come together to do the things they like to do, or things they see that need to be done - for their own will and their own conviction. That is where we come together with Open Source Software.

Additional Scribus info●Scribus success stories●Made with Scribus●Linux Magazine Scribus introduction [1] [2] [3]●google.com

Questions?