Amen. It'd be nice to see what we could do with built-in image editing
software. Also, if this goes through, prepare for images of unrelated things
popping up in random places (vandals; -shakes head-)

On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 12:09 PM, Kevin Wong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

> Well, I still hope the software behind wikipedia will remain free.
>
> On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 3:38 AM, Charlotte Webb
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
> > On 11/20/08, K. Peachey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Wikipedia set for video explosion?
> >
> > As long as it's not a "fair use" explosion the glass windows won't break.
> >
> > > According to CNet
> > > <
> >
> http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10103177-2.html?tag=newsLatestHeadlinesArea
> > >,
> > > this could include picture editing software and allow users to modify
> > images
> > > and see past revisions in the same way as they can the text.
> >
> > There is a proposal to add an edit box and a diff view for .svg files
> > (which are stored in plain text) but it's been on the back burner for
> > 2+1/2 years.
> >
> > Obviously making bitmap/raster images editable and diffable in situ
> > would be significantly harder (and less likely to have a constructive
> > purpose) than doing so for svgs, so I'll believe it after I see it.
> >
> > —C.W.
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