Looking for alternative to Photos
I’ve recently started looking for some high quality photo management software that’s web accessable, Free, and written in PHP. Photos by Alex King looked to be the most promising but doesn’t have all the features I’d like. “No worries,” I thought, “I’ll just add a patch for what I want.”
Well, it turns out the license allows you to change your copy all you like, but you can’t redistribute his code with your changes, and if you give your patches to him, they become property and copyright of Alex King. Undeterred, I figured I’d at least give a shot at trying to plead with Alex to change his license. The emails went cordially enough and no hard feelings are to be had, and he has his reasons for keeping the license as it is. I wouldn’t be forthcoming though, if I didn’t say I was dissapointed. C’est la vie.
Alas, the search continues, and I’m looking for a decent photo organization suite. There’s been some talk about using the digital object repositories (Repos or ProjectBuilder) we’ve built here at work, but those are probably my last resort as they’re quite bulky and suited for a more broad collection. Again, I need something with a Free license as I’m pretty sure nothing out there will do all the things I’d like, so modifying it will be a must.