Pixory open source

Joe,
This sounds hopeful. I can't advise on the license, but people on the
Tapestry or other lists might be helpful. I think there would be
interest and support for the project, again possibly from some in the
Tapestry list? Pixory could also form a useful part of other projects,
that is not forking but as essential components for additional
functionality.
It seems that one of the core areas of a program like this is the way in
which images are a) compressed and b) thumb-nailed to different ratios.
I would expect that from a users perspective the user would want to know
the nature of those algorithms, whether lossless or losey or some
choice. This is information as essential as the Exif information. But, I
believe, difficult to handle from the programming point of view because
of memory/performance issues?
All the best,

Adam Saltiel

> -----Original Message-----
> From: joe panico [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 10:59 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [pixory-beta] Re: joe - site issues with Pixory.org
>
> Adam,
>
> > So why not open source it?
>
> In good time.
>
> It sounds really easy, as though all I have to do is
> upload the code and we are done. In reality, there is
> more to it.
>
> An open source license must be chosen, and I must
> fully understand, and like, all of the implications of
> that license.
>
> The code base has to be cleaned up. There are a number
> of aspects to how the project is structured that will
> lead to confusion when outside developers start to
> look at it. And confusion means that people will be
> wasting my time with a lot of unnecessary questions.
>
> Finally, I would like to have more core "stuff" in
> place, so that the temptation for others to "fork" the
> project is minimized.
>
> But some new developments in my personal life are
> adding pressure for me to "open source" it by the end
> of the year.
>
> regards,
>
> joe
>
> --- Adam Saltiel <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >These are limitations of free software as I
> > envision it.
>
> >
> > Adam Saltiel
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Joe Panico [mailto:[email protected]]
> > > Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 2:01 AM
> > > To: [email protected]
> > > Subject: [pixory-beta] Re: joe - site issues with
> > Pixory.org
> > >
> > > Gil,
> > >
> > > I'm never going to be able to solve all problems
> > for everyone. Some
> > > problems seem to be particular to individual
> > users. Those users will
> > > either have to become more self-reliant in trying
> > to discover root
> > > causes, or at least more resourceful in digging up
> > more diagnostic
> > > information, or they will have to learn to just
> > live with the Pixory
> > > "operating anomalies" that they are encountering.
> > >
> > > Another possibility is that as the size of the
> > Pixory community
> > > expands, other users may encounter the same
> > problems and be able to
> > > contribute to a solution.
> > >
> > > These are limitations of free software as I
> > envision it.
> > >
> > > Nevertheless, development on Pixory will resume
> > shortly, and my
> > > accumulated to-do list is in good order ;)
> > >
> > > regards,
> > >
> > > joe
> > >
> > >
> > > --- In [email protected], "rojomn"
> > <rojomn@c...> wrote:
> > > > I can see not much will be needed for function
> > requests, but for
> > > defects a
> > > > reply would be helpful and the lack of the
> > ability to either send an
> > > invite
> > > > and the fact that startup at boot does not work
> > either (forcing a
> > manual
> > > > start at any reboot)  are defects that have
> > never been corrected.
> > > The invite
> > > > is less of a problem since the id/pw method
> > seems to be working now
> > > for the
> > > > most part.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Gil, W0MN http://webpages.charter.net/gbaron
> > > > N 44.082056  W 92.513024 1050'
> > > > Hierro Candente, Batir de repente
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Gunnar Heikkila [mailto:pixory@u...]
> > > > > Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 2:56 PM
> > > > > To: [email protected]
> > > > > Subject: [pixory-beta] Re: joe - site issues
> > with Pixory.org
> > > > >
> > > > > Or maybe users are mostly happy with the
> > program, trusting
> > > > > that Joe is sooner or later ticking off things
> > from his to-do
> > > > > list. No need to flood the group with requests
> > already made.
> > > > >
> > > > > I am still happily using version 2.12, and do
> > not plan to
> > > > > upgrade until a version with hierarchical
> > albums is
> > > > > available. Last trip to Italy resulted in 400
> > pictures (after
> > > > > reduction from about 1500 pictures taken), and
> > it would have
> > > > > been nice to group them according to the
> > different day-trips
> > > > > we made. Todays "linear" setup of 400 pictures
> > makes it
> > > > > difficult for the viewers to find the parts
> > they are interested
> > in...
> > > > >
> > > > > /Gunnar
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In [email protected], "rojomn"
> > <rojomn@c...> wrote:
> > > > > > One thing is certain, there is nearly no
> > activity in this
> > > > > group. A big
> > > > > > surprise as nice a program as this is. It
> > does make it hard to
> > get
> > > > > > help though!
> > > > > >
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