Supporting GNU MediaGoblin
You certainly know Picasa Albums Web and Flickr, two commercial picture hosting services. You probably know a few free software projects that allow people to keep control of their own pictures, such as Gallery, Piwigo, Zenphoto or PhotoShow.
GNU MediaGoblin is a similar project, but with some interesting characteristics and features:
- it has a funny name and mascot;
- it is part of the GNU project;
- it is written in Python;
- it does not need a database servers since can use an SQLite database;
- it is designed with a specific care for free culture, allowing to indicate the license of a picture and to provide its source format as an attachment for instance.
- it supports audio, video and 3D models with HTML5 features rather than the dreadful Flash;
- it is a work in progress and is asking for financial contribution.
If you find GNU MediaGoblin as promising as I do, please consider donating!
De nouvelles liseuses numériques
Journée faste dans le domaine des liseuses numériques : deux nouveaux modèles viennent d'être annoncés coup sur coup, par la Fnac et Bookeen.
La Fnac commercialise sous son propre nom des liseuses numériques fabriquées par d'autres entreprises. Bookeen, quant à elle, est une société française spécialisée dans la fabrication de liseuses numériques.