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On their dataset page, they say that only the 25,000 image collection is available commercial use, _not_ their 2 million image dataset. This makes the claim in
by jdc 6y ago
On their dataset page, they say that only the 25,000 image collection is available commercial use, _not_ their 2 million image dataset.
This makes the claim in the title basically false, no?
https://unsplash.com/data https://unsplash.com/data
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In fact, once you start going through mandatory pre-download questionnaire they limit usage even further.
As a heads up, the dataset is for research purposes. It is not to be used to bulk download the images for usage or viewing. Both unsplash.com and our API are free products designed for accessing and downloading the images.
- marksomnian 6y agoMy word, what is that page doing? Just opening it is enough to slow my laptop to a crawl (it isn’t the fastest in the world, but it can handle most web browsing just fine). Peeking at the Chrome DevTools shows it’s using over 500MB (not a typo!) of RAM. I checked the Chrome task manager about a minute later, and it was using 1,811,020K of memory. Why? This is a bit ridiculous.
- commoner 6y agoThis dataset is certainly not open source if you aren't allowed to use or even view the images. From the Open Source Definition (OSD): > 6. No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor > The license must not restrict anyone from making use of the program in a specific field of endeavor. For example, it may not restrict the program from being used in a business, or from being used for genetic research. https://opensource.org/docs/osd https://opensource.org/docs/osd