LibreGraphicsMeeting - Continuous integration, build, & test for Libre Graphics apps (by @probonopd creator of AppImage)

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Simon Peter
Continuous integration, build, and test for Libre Graphics apps

Why do some open source projects appear to have difficulties to attract new contributors? Why are some projects “easy to work with” from a user’s (and new contributor’s) perspective while others seem “complicated”? Why do some projects feel “accessible” and “welcoming” to new contributors while others do not? How can projects increase velocity? How can they decrease the time needed for getting from a wishlist item to a proposed implementation, to improvement ideas, to a proven user-tested implementation, to a merged feature, from weeks to hours? Especially application projects that have been in existence for many years can benefit immensely by “catching up” with contemporary productivity-boosting tools and methods such as devops, continuous integration, and instant user testing. We will be looking at concrete examples involving GitLab and AppImage and Libre Graphics application projects like Inkscape and Scribus.

Simon Peter is the founder and lead developer of the AppImage project, and has been a desktop Linux user since over a decade. He thinks that downloading and using applications on the Linux desktop should be at least as hassle-free as on other desktop operating systems.

https://appimage.org/

This presentation was recorded on Sunday, 2nd June 2019 as part of Libre Graphics Meeting 2019, at the Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saar in Saarbruecken, Germany. To learn more, see https://libregraphicsmeeting.org/2019/.

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