Kenneth Wimer-5 wrote: > > > On Nov 18, 2009, at 7:19 PM, Andrew wrote: > >> On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:54:58 -0800 (PST) >> j_baer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> I use Flickr and for the most part I am happy with how it works. I >>> discovered >>> large images are cropped to 1024x768 and this may be a problem if >>> we are >>> going to use Flickr for wallpaper submissions (2650x1920). >>> >>> I assume this restriction is removed if you purchase a "pro" >>> subscription. >>> Although $24.95 is not a lot of money it raises all kinds of >>> physiological >>> questions about open source, free, community support, etc. >>> >>> Some may question why the wiki is not good enough. >>> >>> My question is the desired role of Flickr for the Ubuntu ArtTeam? >>> >>> :) >> >> I think this is a very important point, I don't now whether this >> was overlooked, but this does restrict >> entries, because of this size limit. >> >> I think something like a DeviantArt group (if they exist? Inkscape >> used them for their splash screen >> contests) should be set up alongside the Flickr group, so we don't >> lose the ability to quickly mark a photo >> on flickr as suitable, but also don't lower the barrier of entry. >> > I've discussed using deviantArt for some ubuntu community work with > them directly and they asked for a large amount of money to do it ;( > > - -- > Ken > >
Perhaps Yahoo would be willing to support open source by relaxing the file size restriction for communities like Ubuntu. A request like this would probably be better received if made by Canonical but I am willing to give them a shout if you prefer. John -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/Flickr---What-is-the-desire-of-this-group--tp26412575p26419289.html Sent from the ubuntu-art mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- ubuntu-art mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-art
