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# The cardinal flies at dawn
- URL: https://www.chrismessina.me/blog/the-cardinal-flies-at-dawn/
- Published: 2006-04-06T16:27:54.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-25T03:43:34.000Z
- Author: Chris Messina
- Tags: Flock, Open source

[Will](http://willpate.org/?ref=chrismessina.me)'s [announced](http://feeds.flock.com/cardinal-release-specifications-now-public?ref=chrismessina.me) that the [specifications](http://wiki.flock.com/index.php?title=Cardinal:Specification&ref=chrismessina.me) for next release of [Flock](http://flock.com/?ref=chrismessina.me) have been made public. Things to pay attention to (and to offer your [feedback](http://www.foolswisdom.com/~lloyd/wordpress/index.php/feedback-feedback-flock-feedback/?ref=chrismessina.me) on!):

- New [photo uploader](http://wiki.flock.com/index.php?title=Cardinal:Photo%5FUploader&ref=chrismessina.me)
- New [blogging interface](http://wiki.flock.com/index.php?title=Cardinal:Blog%5FEditor%5FUI&ref=chrismessina.me) and [shelf location](http://wiki.flock.com/index.php?title=Cardinal:Web%5FClipboard&ref=chrismessina.me) (aka "web clipboard")[](http://wiki.flock.com/index.php?title=Cardinal:Web%5FClipboard&ref=chrismessina.me)
- [Photosharing features](http://wiki.flock.com/index.php?title=Cardinal:Photo%5FBrowser&ref=chrismessina.me)

To be honest, I'm not entirely sure how all these things fit together based on the current spec, but I'm interested in giving them a go when they're out. And so you know, I'll still be consulting for Flock on things yet to be determined, but I'm sure I'll have the chance to talk to the folks in charge of design about the upcoming changes and how they see it all fitting together!