From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from TekRD.grg.afb.net(w088.z208036108.was-dc.dsl.cnc.net[208.36.108.88]) (2685 bytes) by braille.uwo.ca via smail with P:esmtp/D:aliases/T:pipe (sender: ) id for ; Wed, 16 May 2001 12:36:08 -0400 (EDT) (Smail-3.2.0.102 1998-Aug-2 #2 built 1999-Sep-5) Received: from localhost (janina@localhost) by TekRD.grg.afb.net (8.11.2/8.11.2) with ESMTP id f4GGa4d06624 for ; Wed, 16 May 2001 12:36:11 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: TekRD.grg.afb.net: janina owned process doing -bs Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 12:36:04 -0400 (EDT) From: Janina Sajka X-X-Sender: To: Subject: Re: opensource graphics In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII List-Id: Actually, Kirk, I have to differ. In particular, I think of scaleable vector graphics (SVG), and I think of them as 'open source.' To learn about these, look for the relevant section at http://www.w3.org. On Wed, 16 May 2001, Kirk Wood wrote: > First, I think the idea of an "open source" graphic or document is > something that had to have come from the buzz word factory. Graphics > don't have a "source" unless drawn via the reactions of a computer > program. And I suppose an "open source" document would mean that you could > go get all supporting documentation. But if you can't get that, then the > source is questionable. > > But to answer your question, there are so many free graphics out on the > web it is mind boggling. I don't know where to point you because you have > asked such a broad question. So I would say go to a search engine and > search for the kind of graphic you want. There are probably billions of > graphics for free use. Some are public domain. Some want a link for > credit. Some just expect a copywright notice. Pick the level you can live > with. > > ======= > Kirk Wood > Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net > > Nothing is hard if you know the answer or are used to doing it. > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Will electronic books surpass print books? Read our white paper, Surpassing Gutenberg, at http://www.afb.org/ebook.html Download a free sample Digital Talking Book edition of Martin Luther King Jr's inspiring "I Have A Dream" speech at http://www.afb.org/mlkweb.asp Learn how to make accessible software at http://www.afb.org/technology/accessapp.html