Re: [Qemu-devel] [qemu-web PATCH v2] Add a blog post about the new -nic parameter

[Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>]

On 30.05.2018 20:15, Eric Blake wrote:
> On 05/30/2018 12:27 PM, Thomas Huth wrote:
>> On 30.05.2018 17:57, Eric Blake wrote:
>>> On 05/30/2018 10:25 AM, Thomas Huth wrote:
>>>> QEMU v2.12 features a new, useful parameter called "-nic". Let's
>>>> throw some light on this new parameter with a new blog post.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@redhat.com>
>>>> ---
>>>
>>>>   screenshots/2018-05-30-qemu-cli-net.png    | Bin 0 -> 24020 bytes
>>>>   screenshots/2018-05-30-qemu-cli-netdev.png | Bin 0 -> 13553 bytes
>>>
>>> While binaries are necessary for use from within the blog, do you also
>>> have source files that can be opened under gimp or other software for
>>> easily tweaking the images?
>>
>> I've created them with LibreOffice for my presentation at FOSDEM 2018
>> ... I don't think we really want to check in .odp file into the
>> repository, do we? It's also just some text and boxes, you can easily
>> re-create that within minutes if it's ever necessary.
> 
> True, but even posting the .odp to the list (even if not stored in
> qemu-web.git) or including a URL to your presentation in the commit
> message (hoping that the URL is long-lasting), might save a few minutes
> for someone down the road trying to use the image as a starting point
> for a slightly different graphic.

FWIW: https://fosdem.org/2018/schedule/event/vai_qemu_jungle/

>  (Or maybe I'm just spoiled by the GPL
> guaranteeing access to preferred-editing forms, whether for executables
> or for graphics - even if the blog isn't really under GPL)

You could also edit such png with gimp... Anyway, I think I'll include
the graphics as svg instead, then you can easily edit them with
Inkscape, for example.

 Thomas