I always install gnome-backgrounds. There are actually quite a few GPL (not sure how that applies to photos, but whatever) packages of excellent backgrounds. Not many are included in the Ubuntu repositories though.
OpenSuSE has a few I like that can be had from this source rpm (file-roller should be able to extract it for you), for instance: http://mirrors.kernel.org/opensuse/distribution/SL-OSS-factory/inst-source/suse/src/desktop-data-SuSE-10.3-13.src.rpm According to the spec file in that source rpm the license is GPL. - Andrew On 3/5/07, Alec Wright <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi All, > I've been wandering recently, why doesn't Ubuntu come with more > wallpapers? It currently only comes with three wallpapers, all of which > are made on the computer; whereas Windows XP comes with lots of very > nice wallpapers, including actual photos. For those who don't know what > I'm talking about, here are a few examples (I home Microsoft don't hunt > me down for this): > http://img400.imageshack.us/my.php?image=autumnbi1.jpg > http://img460.imageshack.us/my.php?image=azuldd6.jpg > http://img507.imageshack.us/my.php?image=stonehengegj9.jpg > http://img460.imageshack.us/my.php?image=tulipsvy3.jpg > http://img460.imageshack.us/my.php?image=blissai9.jpg > > I am aware that because Ubuntu is free and open source, it would not be > possible to hire professional photographers, but I expect that there > would be some people in the Ubuntu community willing to "donate" photos > which they have taken to Ubuntu. For example, if you went on holiday and > took a picture of an important landmark, and the photo looked > professional, the photo could be considered for inclusion in Ubuntu as a > desktop background, if the photographer was willing to publish it under > an appropriate license. > > An obvious way of getting pictures form photographer to developer is via > art.ubuntu.com. The higher rated user uploaded photos should be > considered by the developers for inclusion in Ubuntu. > > --- > Alec Wright > > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss > -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
