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On Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:29:08 -0800, Karsten Wade wrote:

For a torrent tracker that is in fact tied to a country of origin for the torrent source, the flag makes sense.

The way Deluge upstream uses the flags is to mark the country of origin for the details in the "Peers" information tab, so that's not really applicable here.

The upstream has to be willing to keep that updated, though; when a country changes flags, for example. However, is there a source for free-as-in-freedom images for all flags? Is Deluge making their own?

Well, the flags that Deluge uses are PD images from FamFamFam.com [1], and the Deluge developers do intend (as is my understanding) to keep them updated. However, the original source is rather old (from 2005 according to File Roller) so I do not know if _that_ upstream is inactive simply from lack of necessity or due to other priorities.

[1] http://famfamfam.com/lab/icons/flags/

And, Roozbeh: Thanks very much for bringing up this discussion in such a thought-provoking way. I hope we can get this issue resolved - one way or the other - in a timely manner. :)

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