More Ubuntu Wallpapers

[Conrad Knauer]

Just to add a note to this thread, I just realized that most (if not all) of
the Wikipedia featured images would have acceptable licenses and there are
specific categories for those that would make good background images:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_featured_pictures
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_featured_desktop_backgrounds
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikipedia_featured_widescreen_desktop_backgrounds

CK

On 3/5/07, Alec Wright <alecjw at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
> I've been wandering recently, why doesn't Ubuntu come with more
> wallpapers? It currently only comes with three wallpapers, all of which
> are made on the computer; whereas Windows XP comes with lots of very
> nice wallpapers, including actual photos. For those who don't know what
> I'm talking about, here are a few examples (I home Microsoft don't hunt
> me down for this):
> http://img400.imageshack.us/my.php?image=autumnbi1.jpg
> http://img460.imageshack.us/my.php?image=azuldd6.jpg
> http://img507.imageshack.us/my.php?image=stonehengegj9.jpg
> http://img460.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tulipsvy3.jpg
> http://img460.imageshack.us/my.php?image=blissai9.jpg
>
> I am aware that because Ubuntu is free and open source, it would not be
> possible to hire professional photographers, but I expect that there
> would be some people in the Ubuntu community willing to "donate" photos
> which they have taken to Ubuntu. For example, if you went on holiday and
> took a picture of an important landmark, and the photo looked
> professional, the photo could be considered for inclusion in Ubuntu as a
> desktop background, if the photographer was willing to publish it under
> an appropriate license.
>
> An obvious way of getting pictures form photographer to developer is via
> art.ubuntu.com. The higher rated user uploaded photos should be
> considered by the developers for inclusion in Ubuntu.
>
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> Alec Wright
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