[HN Gopher] The Flickr Foundation
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The Flickr Foundation
Author : Nrbelex
Score : 33 points
Date : 2022-12-13 21:02 UTC (1 hours ago)
(HTM) web link (www.flickr.org)
(TXT) w3m dump (www.flickr.org)
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| Nrbelex wrote:
| And a question for anyone involved: how does the .org relate to
| the .inc? Is the plan for Flickr to continue as a commercial
| enterprise?
| kome wrote:
| read the post :)
|
| flickr is the company and the product, flickr foundation is
| about preserving flickr "Creative Commons"[1] images forever.
|
| [1] https://creativecommons.org/
| Nrbelex wrote:
| Thanks, but there's clearly more to it than that. They
| reference the full Flickr corpus in a number of places on the
| foundation's site and blog. e.g.:
|
| >Flickr has grown into one of the biggest photo collections
| on Earth. It contains tens of billions of images from people
| all over the world, and keeps growing every day. That's why
| we've created the Flickr Foundation--an independent,
| community-focused organization. We're committed to stewarding
| this cultural treasure for future generations, and fostering
| a visual commons we can all enjoy. [1]
|
| And
|
| >Today, the Flickr holds "tens of billions of images"
| documenting our planet from the first days of photography to
| just a moment ago. What if--should the ship go down--we had
| an archival copy of your Flickr presence ready? Simply
| admitting this might happen and preparing for it is a form of
| preservation. We call it a data lifeboat.
|
| You have probably been affected by web services that go dark
| or disappear, often with little or no warning. We think
| that's not good enough, especially for an archive as precious
| as Flickr (and your photos), so we want to design a better
| way.
|
| It's all at risk--though not in imminent danger--and that's
| why the foundation has been set up. SmugMug has acknowledged
| the risk and set us the task of imagining and determining how
| to make sure this huge piece of human history doesn't sink.
|
| We will work initially with the smaller and openly-licensed
| subset of imagery held within the Flickr Commons. Using this
| collection as our baseline, we will explore the edges of
| what's required to create a data lifeboat that's
| transportable, buoyant, and robust.[2]
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| [1] https://www.flickr.org/ [2]
| https://www.flickr.org/programs/content-mobility/data-
| lifebo...
| croisillon wrote:
| not the first website where it happens but Firefox doesn't let me
| scroll down, I only see "Hello, World!" -\\_(tsu)_/-
| Saris wrote:
| Getting the same as well, there is no scroll down at all!
| fleddr wrote:
| "We have begun building an intersectional scholarly group
| involved in researching history, library science, gender studies,
| critical race theory, digital humanities, and archival practice."
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| Archiving with a narrative, so to speak.
| trap_goes_hot wrote:
| I wonder if Flickr wants to create a corpus of CC content so that
| they can launch a competitor to unsplash. A separate non-profit
| entity to limit liability sounds like a smart move. Or maybe I'm
| reading a cynical motive when there isn't one :)
| dr_dshiv wrote:
| Anyone remember the beginning of Flickr? It was really the best
| thing ever. Really! Glad to see this happen, big time.
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