[ubuntu-art] Flickr - What is the desire of this group?

[Kenneth Wimer]

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On Nov 18, 2009, at 7:19 PM, Andrew wrote:

> On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 09:54:58 -0800 (PST)
> j_baer <baerjj at gmail.com> 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 ;(

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Ken

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