BBC NEWS | Technology | Flickr fans have Yahoo fear eased

BBC NEWS | Technology | Flickr fans have Yahoo fear eased: "The team behind the successful online photo sharing community site, Flickr, has moved to soothe fears over changes to member accounts.
A protest group was set up within the community after it was announced that that from sometime in 2006, users will need a Yahoo account to login.
Many in the Flick Off group of more than 1,000 have threatened to quit their membership if this happens.
It is not what they signed up to, they say. Yahoo bought Flickr in March.
Flickr's founders, Stewart Butterfield and Caterina Fake say there is no ulterior motive for the change, and that it is simply to make it easier to sign up to and technically manage membership. "