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minus-squareSeptimaeus@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 months agoIt’s old internet etiquette. I think the point is that hotlinking asks someone else to serve content without giving them traffic, if that makes sense.
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoDoes Randall putting “Image URL (for hotlinking/embedding)” directly below each comic on the xkcd site count as permission?
minus-squareSeptimaeus@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agolol I forgot he does that! And yes definitely.
It’s old internet etiquette. I think the point is that hotlinking asks someone else to serve content without giving them traffic, if that makes sense.
Does Randall putting “Image URL (for hotlinking/embedding)” directly below each comic on the xkcd site count as permission?
lol I forgot he does that! And yes definitely.