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+title: About Luxagraf
+slug: /about
+meta_description: 'About: Luxagraf is written and published by Scott Gilbertson. Writing is done in Vim and then published using a variety of free software. Photos are taken with a Panasonic GF1.'
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+Luxagraf is written and published by Scott Gilbertson.
+
+![Scott Gilbertson][img]
+ 
+Photo by [@lagsolo][twi]
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+        
+##Acknowledgments
+
+I don't have some super-hip magical publishing system. Luxagraf is created with a lot of tools loosely joined. Most of these tools are free software that you can use and modify as you see fit. Without these tools I wouldn't be able to do this -- many thanks to the people who created and maintain them.
+
+[GeoDjango framework][geo] -- behind the scenes this handles a few things, like geographic queries and putting everything on a map. If you have any interest in working with geodata, this is hands down the best geodata tool I've ever used.
+
+[Python][py] -- GeoDjango of course depends on Python, which in turn runs on my Linux server hosted by Digital Ocean.
+
+[OpenStreetMap][osm] -- I use openstreet map data for all the maps on this site. OpenStreetMap is like the Wikipedia of maps, except that it isn't wrong half the time. Whenever I feel skeptical about the so-called collective power of people on the internet, I remember OpenStreetMap and feel a little better.
+
+[Leaflet.js][leaf] -- This is the JavaScript Library that makes it really easy to load all the pretty maps you see on luxagraf. The map tiles themselves were developed by a company call ESRI.
+
+[Vim][vim] -- The editor I used to type up most things, including these words, right now.
+
+The site validates as HTML5 and uses something the kids call responsive web design. I may or may not have written an entire [book on responsive web design](http://longhandpixels.net/books/responsive-web-design). Luxagraf should work in every web browser. If you have trouble, or see something that just doesn't seem right, please [let me know](/contact).
+ 
+## Photography
+
+Currently photos are taken with a Panasonic GF1. In the past I have used a Panasonic LX2 and a Canon S45. Minimal processing is done with Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. The [photo gallery layout][gal] was inspired by the lovely (and now defunct) [Pictory][pic] photo showcase. Also note that while the writing is copyrighted to me, the photos are licensed under a Creative Commons [attribution, share-alike license][lic], which means you're free to use them so long as you attribute them to me.
+
+[geo]: http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/ref/contrib/gis/ "Geodjango: a world-class geographic web framework"
+[pic]: http://www.pictorymag.com/ "Pictory Mag"
+[lic]: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ "Creative Commons: Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported"
+[twi]: http://twitter.com/lagsolo "@lagsolo on Twitter"
+[img]: http://luxagraf.net/media/img/bio.jpg
+[leaf]: http://leafletjs.com/
+[osm]: http://www.openstreetmap.org/
+[py]: https://www.python.org/
+[vim]: http://www.vim.org/
+[gal]: /photos/