Wouldn't it be great if we had a pool of images on <a href="http://wordpress.org">wordpress.org</a> that we could use in our themes?<div><br></div><div>I take pictures all the time and would more than happy for anyone to use. Perhaps such a site exist already? I don't think do though... </div>
<div><br></div><div>It wouldn't need to be complicated, maybe something that would look like <a href="http://simpledesktops.com">http://simpledesktops.com</a></div><div><br></div><div>I guess the only issue would be to get someone to curate the images and then the time to build it... I think I've talked myself out if the idea already. :)</div>
<div><br>On Wednesday, October 9, 2013, Chip Bennett wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">I would assert that <a href="http://pixabay.com/en/service/terms/" target="_blank">the "terms" are invalid, void, and legally unenforceable</a>. The images are public domain. Pixaby does not hold copyright on the images, and therefore has no legal authority to restrict usage.<div>
<br></div><div>Whether you choose to challenge those terms or not is up to you, but the images themselves are public domain (CC0), and as such would be acceptable for use in Themes.</div></div><div><br>
<br><div>On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 9:49 AM, myazalea <span dir="ltr"><<a>myazalea@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div><div>No you would be violating the users agreement</div><div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:75%;color:#575757">Skickat från min Samsung Mobil</div></div><br><br><br>-------- Originalmeddelande --------<br>
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Rubrik: Re: [theme-reviewers] place holder images <br> <br><br><div dir="ltr">Individual images are mostly cc0, so we can use them.<br></div><div><br><br><div>On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 7:10 PM, myazalea <span dir="ltr"><<a>myazalea@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div>Again pixabay has a users agreement that limits its use. Aka they cant be used on pornographic websites etc. This is not gpl compatible.</div>
<div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:75%;color:#575757">Skickat från min Samsung Mobil</div></div><br><br><br>-------- Originalmeddelande --------<br></div>Från: Greg Priday <<a>greg@siteorigin.com</a>> <br>
Datum: 09-10-2013 15:31 (GMT+01:00) <br><div>Till: "Discussion list for WordPress theme reviewers." <<a>theme-reviewers@lists.wordpress.org</a>> <br>
</div>Rubrik: Re: [theme-reviewers] place holder images <br><div><div> <br><br><div dir="ltr">It might not be exactly what you're after, but a few months back Emil recommended Pixabay. This is what I use for all placeholder images in my themes. All the images are public domain.<div>
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<a href="http://pixabay.com/" target="_blank">http://pixabay.com/</a><br>
</div></div><div><br><br><div>On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 2:14 PM, Chip Bennett <span dir="ltr"><<a>chip@chipbennett.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">No, for two reasons:<div><br></div><div>1) CC-By-SA is not GPL-compatible</div><div>2) Themes must be self-contained. Hotlinking images is not allowed.</div>
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On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 3:46 AM, priyanshu mittal <span dir="ltr"><<a>priyanshu.mittal@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div><blockquote style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div dir="ltr">Hi can i use <a href="http://lorempixel.com/" target="_blank">http://lorempixel.com/</a> images as place holder images fro wordpress theme</div>
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