Devin Ulibarri represented SugarLabs, a member organization for Software Freedom Conservancy, for this year's Google Summer of Code Mentor Summit. Devin showcased the work of this year's intern, who did wonderful work to implement features to make musical temperament accessible to Music Blocks users.
Music Blocks software has made tremendous progress over the past year. I am happy to announce that this year we will again be participating in Google Summer of Code.
The summer is over and so is Google Summer of Code. We were able to make significant progress on MusicBlocks, which you can see in this video.
I am working with SugarLabs to create web-based music software that helps teach music fundamentals in a fun way. You can track some of the progress on Yash Khandelwal's "Sugarizing Music" blog . The code for the project can be found here on GitHub – https://github.com/khandelwalYash/Music-Blocks.I will post a link to the finished product when it is ready to go live.
I am currently doing a side project to explore the implications of Free Software (free as in "free speech", not as in "free beer") in the artistic and collaborative music-making process as well as its implications in education at large. These days, I am using Ubuntu Studio for my computing, which can be downloaded at www.ubuntustudio.org. It is currently loaded up on my inherited MacBook Pro (5,5) and my iMac (8,1). I discovered Free Software while looking for solutions to the endless cycle of updates and restrictive practices that can hinder the creative process, research, and education. I am working together with Libre Boston to inform the public of the benefits of switching to Free Software. This page will have more details on my research and findings in the future.
If you are interested specifically in contacting me regarding my research projects, please email me at research@devinulibarri.com.
