Great, thanks Martin! I've done what I could - fixed some typos and added a few commas - the linked page didn't update yet, though, but I've confirmed it's saved to the db.

Thanks Maren!

I need to spend a bit of time putting those items into the page today.

Martin,

Thanks Brynn,

And thank you for the kind eCard picture. Very sweet.

Regarding the C++ plugin system. It's been my understanding that most extensions are made with Python. Is C++ replacing Python? Or it's going to allow new extensions to be made with C++ along with Python?

Python and C++ will do different things.

Do I understand correctly that moving to GitHub will mean leaving Launchpad? I've been looking at GitHub some (while sporadically working on a master list of extensions) but to me, those 2 sites bear very little similarity. Granted I'm not a programmer, but will it be a rough transition? Or do most developers understand how to use it already? When will the move start? Or is more discussion needed about that?

There is time for feedback, but inkscape will likely move to git and github soon. Most developers use and prefer git as it's what they're already using elsewhere.

To help stimulate more interest by users, in development (in addition to Maren's messages) -- were there any well-known bugs fixed? I understand the gtk flickering bug. Any others? Or any requested features/tools added? Maybe link to the reports for both, if so?

No, but I don't think there's much to gain from adding bug reports. There was an answers page for the barcode stuff.

Best regards, Martin Owens

Extensions are different from plugins......

Thanks for taking the time to explain! I've been wondering what the difference is for years. Many programs use the words interchangeably. Or at least it seems so to me.

brynn

-------------------------------------------------- From: "Krzysztof Kosiński" <tweenk.pl@...400...> Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2016 9:04 AM To: "Brynn" <brynn@...3133...> Cc: "Martin Owens" <doctormo@...400...>; "inkscape-devel" inkscape-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] Hackfest News Item

2016-04-16 12:41 GMT+01:00 Brynn <brynn@...3133...>:

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Regarding the C++ plugin system. It's been my understanding that most extensions are made with Python. Is C++ replacing Python? Or it's going to allow new extensions to be made with C++ along with Python?

Extensions are different from plugins. What we call "extensions" in Inkscape are basically simple filters: a script receives the SVG as input and produces some other SVG as output. Plugins are bits of code that are loaded into Inkscape, so they can do different things and manipulate internal Inkscape data structures directly. Conceivably, a plugin could be used to implement a new tool or live path effect, which is impossible with an extension.

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Do I understand correctly that moving to GitHub will mean leaving Launchpad? I've been looking at GitHub some (while sporadically working on a master list of extensions) but to me, those 2 sites bear very little similarity. Granted I'm not a programmer, but will it be a rough transition? Or do most developers understand how to use it already? When will the move start? Or is more discussion needed about that?

Only the source control will move to Github. The bug tracker, answer tracker, etc. will stay on Launchpad and there will be a Bazaar import.

Best regards, Krzysztof

Hi Brynn,

sorry for the late answer.

It still needs some tweaking for including the images, the article is not forgotten :)

Kind regards, Maren

Am 24.04.2016 um 16:25 schrieb Brynn:

Hi Martin and website team, Is the any reason why this can't be published?

Thanks, brynn

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From: "Martin Owens" <doctormo@...400...> Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2016 3:40 AM To: "inkscape-devel" inkscape-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Inkscape-devel] Hackfest News Item

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Dear Developers,

I've put together a news article with more details and social information. Please review here:

https://inkscape.org/en/news/unpublished/704/

I'll add the photograph to the article too.

Best Regards, Martin Owens

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