This module seems really similar in purpose to http://drupal.org/project/flickrrippr

Perhaps you can join forces with that module and together build one much better module?

Otherwise, it's worth documenting why it is necessary to build this separate module and what makes it different so that people deciding between them know why your module exists.

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designerbrent commented

Exactly what I was wondering when I saw this module show up.

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greggles
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I re-read the project description and see

It is based on Flickrrippr, which is similar in concept but currently unstable.

If that's the case, then the changes to make this module work should be created as a patch file and submitted to the flickrrippr queue. If the module maintainer for flickrrippr has stopped maintaining it, then you should follow the abandoned project process to take it over.

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benshell commented

Absolutely... you guys are too fast and I haven't gotten a chance to do these things yet! The full story is that I wrote and released three new modules for a talk I did at DrupalCamp LA yesterday. The changes to FlickrRippr are extensive, so I felt it was beyond the scope of a patch, plus I needed to get this out there ASAP so attendees could try it. I will contact the FlickrRippr maintainer and see if we can work something out.

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mcload commented

FlickrRippr module is active now and it even has D6 beta version. However, this module has only dev. version and it is already 7 months old. Is this module still under development? Maybe it is better to switch to FlickrRippr, if it is abandoned. These two modules overlap in functionality.

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cyberwolf commented

Subscribing.

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mxmilkiib commented

As the D6 dev version's latest release was on 2011-Feb-25, the same date as the last Flickr Rippr dev release, I'm wondering how much these modules differ currently? Thanks.

edit; for anyone interested, the original presentation http://www.slideshare.net/benshell/drupal-flickr-jquery-presentation

(n.b. silly me, the release date is due to the great git migration)

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mxmilkiib commented
Version: 5.x-1.x-dev » 6.x-1.x-dev

Ah, this module uses CCK Imagefield, where Flickr Rippr doesn't (reminds me of the Event module), which means I cannot use Image Annotate on the files Flickr Rippr pulls in. Looks like I'll be sticking with Flickr Sync instead!

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gclicon commented
Status: Active » Closed (works as designed)

milkmiruku is correct. The major difference is that this module uses CCK Imagefield which gives you more flexibility with other modules. I have noted this on the module description page.

When I first started using the module, I was looking for a module that would sync my photos from Flickr to my site. I found that Flickr Sync did so in a manner that I felt fit my development needs better than Flickr Rippr did, because it sync'd my photos to a CCK Imagefield.

It's not to say that I'm against working with Flickr Rippr to merge Flickr Sync into Flickr Rippr, but is not in my plans for the immediate future. My current plans are to first develop a Drupal 7 port (#1271518: Port to Drupal 7).