Re: Format of linux_logo.h
Jeff Garzik (jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com)
Sat, 30 Oct 1999 18:52:31 -0400
"H. Peter Anvin" wrote:
>
> Followup to: <Pine.LNX.4.20.9910310019270.9892-100000@berta.local104>
> By author: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Kevin_Ilchmann_J=F8rgensen?=
> <kij@odense.kollegienet.dk>
> In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
> >
> > Hi there,
> >
> > We want to put our own boot_logo in the kernel, when framebuffers is
> > enabled. But the format seems a little spectacular. All of our graphical
> > manipulation programs (ee, xv, gimp) can save the real format, but only
> > B/W (.xbm). Anyone has a script or a link to another program that does the
> > job?
> >
> > Or even better; a link to an URL that tells about boot logo with
> > framebuffers enabled - the format's etc.?
> >
>
> An interesting thing: Open Source and GPL dictate that the format used
> for a source file is the recommended format for editing. In the case
> of an image, I would think that would mean .png or some other common
> lossless image format (lossless, because you don't want to subject
> your edit store to multiple lossy compression cycles.)
See linux/Documentation/logo.{gif,txt}
IMHO it should be converted to PNG for patent and freedom issues,
though...
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