Suggestion for DPN: news from screenshots.debian.net
Hello world,
I'd like to suggest something for the next DPN.
I'm in charge of the https://screenshots.debian.net site that has been
collecting screenshots for 10-15 years now. You probably know that it
serves the thumbnails for packages.debian.net and is also used by a
couple of software/package managers. For several years I just kept the
site running and (with the help of pabs) moderated incoming screenshots.
At some point during this pandemic I felt motivated to start working on
the web application again and gave it a major overhaul. The better
usability already lead to an increase in contributed screenshots from
the community.
However pabs also suggested that we should make the site more open to
anyone in the Debian project. So finally on the login page there is a
large "Login via Salsa" button that allows anyone with an account on
Salsa to login with moderator privileges. Which allows to…
- upload new screenshots directly (no moderation)
- hide any screenshot (that they find inappropriate)
- approve (moderate) screenshots that have been uploaded anonymously
The source code of the web application is also kept on Salsa
(https://salsa.debian.org/debian/debshots) for fellow Debianistas. There
is also a list of (currently 77) open issues with feature requests and
improvement suggestions. So suggestions are always welcome.
And if you like numbers: today we have 11,396 screenshots online. :)
Let me know if you have any questions. And please bear with me that I'm
not subscribed to this list. Could you CC me if required?
Cheers
Christoph
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