Comments on: Why Can’t Flickr Be My Wallpaper Back End? http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/08/14/why-cant-flickr-be-my-wallpaper-back-end/ because technology is just another ecosystem Sun, 13 May 2012 00:23:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: stephen o'grady http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/08/14/why-cant-flickr-be-my-wallpaper-back-end/comment-page-1/#comment-2212 stephen o'grady Tue, 15 Aug 2006 14:28:56 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/wp/?p=990#comment-2212 Luis: we'll have to discuss P2P in more detail whenever i can get down to NYC, but ultimately i think we're on the same page: whether it's P2P or centralized, these are the kinds of things that would be great to implement sooner rather than later. thanks for the welcome. it's good to be back, even if i do miss vacation ;) andyp: understandable, some of Garrett's images are tremendous. we really do need someone to build out the Flickr capability tho. i'd be a big fan ;) Luis: we’ll have to discuss P2P in more detail whenever i can get down to NYC, but ultimately i think we’re on the same page: whether it’s P2P or centralized, these are the kinds of things that would be great to implement sooner rather than later.

thanks for the welcome. it’s good to be back, even if i do miss vacation ;)

andyp: understandable, some of Garrett’s images are tremendous. we really do need someone to build out the Flickr capability tho. i’d be a big fan ;)

]]> By: andyp http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/08/14/why-cant-flickr-be-my-wallpaper-back-end/comment-page-1/#comment-2211 andyp Tue, 15 Aug 2006 07:34:56 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/wp/?p=990#comment-2211 For many years, I've used a simple script to refresh my GNOME wallpaper every Sunday morning. It grabs pictures of an appropriate size from <a href="http://linuxart.com/" rel="nofollow">Garrett LeSage's photo library</a>... I can't remember where I got it from, and now I can't find it on Google. I totally agree that having Flickr support would be a great feature. Now we just need someone to get on and build it... For many years, I’ve used a simple script to refresh my GNOME wallpaper every Sunday morning. It grabs pictures of an appropriate size from Garrett LeSage’s photo library… I can’t remember where I got it from, and now I can’t find it on Google.

I totally agree that having Flickr support would be a great feature. Now we just need someone to get on and build it…

]]> By: Luis http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2006/08/14/why-cant-flickr-be-my-wallpaper-back-end/comment-page-1/#comment-2210 Luis Mon, 14 Aug 2006 21:36:56 +0000 http://redmonk.com/sogrady/wp/?p=990#comment-2210 I think P2P is necessary for the long term health of free software backends, but that is a long way off. It shouldn't stop us from implementing this kind of thing over good 'ol HTTP/XML-RPC now, or bigger picture, giving people a very easy toolkit to do this kind of thing with now. (Welcome back, by the way, Stephen.) I think P2P is necessary for the long term health of free software backends, but that is a long way off. It shouldn’t stop us from implementing this kind of thing over good ‘ol HTTP/XML-RPC now, or bigger picture, giving people a very easy toolkit to do this kind of thing with now.

(Welcome back, by the way, Stephen.)

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