Open Content Discussion

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This is where the ideas of Open Content should be discussed. Also, many links here would be good to expand the ideas.

http://www.firstmonday.dk/issues/issue8_8/cedergren/

Let's talk!

Ok, let me start with this discussion! I'm surprised that I'm somehow first here. Ok, it's better to be the first than no one :) I'am happy that we have great place like this on internet, where we can share useful contents, but first I wish to have wider options for uploading and downloading vector graphics. I don't understand why this have to be limited on SVG and WMF(?!) vector graphics only. Why not to collect here also vector formats like .PS, .DXF, .EPS, .VML, .VRML and .BLEND, .DEM, .AI, .CDR, .DRW, .FH10, etc...? I understand that are some formats limited on one application only, but I believe that if there will be interest to convert some files into different formats people will do it. I don't see any problems with law here...

Second, it looks like that you have problems with moving files into right categories. Why don't you leave us to do this time consumig job?

With respect, --Igor

The real problem at the moment is that we haven't got the software to manage things. There should be a web interface to allow users to help categorize images, but that remains to be written (partly because it would need to use the DMS, which isn't finished yet). Ideally, we should accept many more vector image formats, but the software used to produce each release currently only handles SVG. We can handle WMF, but not fully automatically. We should be able to handle PostScript-based files (PostScript/EPS/.ai/PDF), but I think we've only received one so far (and that was damaged by a bug in the upload script). I'm not sure that we could handle something like .cdr, as it may require proprietary software in order to create a thumbnail. 3D formats are outside the scope of the project, at least for now.

If you want to discuss this, it's probably better to post on the mailing list, as not many people read the wiki.