I shared one of my battle-maps in some places just now (first time for that, really) and got the request to maybe share the full uncompressed version.
My battle-maps tend to be on the larger side and can easily go beyond 15-20mb at times.
I have two issues, mainly where I could use some pointers and input:
- I don’t want to lose all my rights (not even implicitly due to some vague TOS or EULA shenanigans) where I upload to and I am not willing to use any Google or Microsoft related services (nor any of the other large IT related companies, really - hence why I use the fediverse).
- I’d like to be sure I’m not just clogging someones server up with huge files like lemmy for example. Feels wrong to upload such huge files to a free service.
Got any advice? Should I use something like a (free) Patreon maybe?
Thanks in advance!
It’s okay to say, “No,” to that sort of request. Source files are something most graphic designers keep behind a paywall or under lock and key.
That being said, an expiring Dropbox link works pretty well.
Thanks for the suggestion. I don’t think they meant the source files, just a higher resolution (non-compressed) version of the image.