Freelancing with Free Software - Ryan Gorley - Creative Freedom Summit 2023

**NOTE: The current closed captions are incomplete - we are still editing them and will provide more as soon as we can!** Learn how free and open-source software can power your freelance career and why you should choose it over proprietary commercial software. Get an in-depth look at animated, graphic, and web design work completed by the creative agency Freehive using only these tools. **Chapters** - 00:00 - (Intro) - 01:28 - Freelancing with Free Software - 18:14 - How to deal with incompatible files from other designers? - 19:05 - How do I convince my school to teach FOSS? - 20:21 - Shouldn't I use the tool to finish the job the fastest? - 21:22 - What about your favorite feature your open source tool lacks? - 22:28 - Where do you source the music for your videos? - 23:07 - How do you collaborate remotely using FOSS? - 25:25 - Any favorite plug-ins for GIMP or Inkscape? - 26:04 - What should freelancers do to contribute to their tools? - 29:48 - (Intermission) Bob Ross as a Cybor