[Clipart] Searching with images 2

[Jon Phillips]

On Sat, 2007-02-03 at 21:19 +0000, tom whiteley wrote:
> Yes, sure I'd like to help out.
> 
> Never done PHP before but I can learn.
> 
> I'll also try to not break too much :-)
> 
> Tom

Great, well, let me get you an account then. Here is the procedure:

http://openclipart.org/wiki/User_Management

Just send me all the pieces needed as attachments, and then I will file
it with freedesktop.org and  get you an account.

Otherwise, you can download ccHost
(http://wiki.creativecommons.org/cchost) explains a bit.

We have a few major pieces we need: 1.) import of old clipart into the
new system 2.) thumbnails for uploads

There is a good list here: 

http://openclipart.org/wiki/CcHost#Migration_Tasks

Yeah, any way we can help out, please ask :)

Jon

> On 2/2/07, Jon Phillips <jon at rejon.org> wrote:
> > On Fri, 2007-02-02 at 13:15 +0000, tom whiteley wrote:
> > > Hi there,
> > > Thank you for all the kind comments and links.
> > >
> > > I've updated the web interface for the image searcher so it's a bit
> > > easier to use and gives a better experience for anyone using IE.
> > > ( http://www.lococitato.com/search_with_pic/search_with_pic.html )
> > >
> > > I've very pleased you want to incorporate this search into the open
> > > clip art site, I wasn't expecting that, so I hadn't actually thought
> > > about how to distribute the application/code or whether to open source
> > > it or what.
> > >
> > > My motivation in developing the search tool was, in a decreasing order
> > > of realism:
> > >
> > > 1. Get the idea out of my head, so it would stop bothering me
> > > 2. Increase traffic to my website
> > > 3. Have something nice for companies reading my cv to look at.
> > > 4. Bag a job with Google, Yahoo etc...
> > > 5. Have Google/Yahoo etc license the app and retire, spending my time
> > > with my family, music and a doing a close and intricate study of
> > > French wine.
> > >
> > > So 4 and 5 aren't terribly likely, but we have to live in hope.
> > >
> > > What it comes down to is I'm happy to integrate the tool into your web
> > > site, but I'm not quite ready to release how the search algorithm
> > > works, partly in hope of 4 or 5 partly because I think it could be
> > > better.
> > >
> > > If there's more demand to use this tool I'll have to think about how
> > > to licence it, possibly along the lines of the mysql licence. But that
> > > seems a little presumptive at the moment.
> > >
> > > So if the programs to search and add to the search database were
> > > closed source binaries, would this be acceptable to you?
> >
> > Well, you know, in the end there is no rush to get your code into the
> > site, but linking to your project and giving you traffic is probably a
> > better benefit. In the end, we need to focus on our ccHost migration and
> > upcoming contests. Also, we do like to support Open Source, so lets chat
> > about any site integration when you go open source, but in the meantime
> > figure out how to link to your project, etc.
> >
> > The changes are cool and its great what you are doing...it would be
> > really great to get your help on our main site to help us finish our
> > migration. Would this interest you at all?
> >
> > Jon
> >
> > > I'd obviously provide support and bug fixes.
> > >
> > > What do you think? Do you have any other suggestions?
> > >
> > > All the best,
> > >
> > > Tom
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