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Re: gif vs png on the project pages
- To: misc_(_at_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org
- Subject: Re: gif vs png on the project pages
- From: Dimitri Georganas <dg_(_at_)_mitc_(_dot_)_net>
- Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 10:55:28 +0100
nice to read on this subject is http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/gif.html
-f wrote:
> sorry about the obvious question...
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> is there a reason why the pages use gif pictures instead of png?
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> i don't want to start a holy war, the reasons are actually
> quite pragmatic: file size, patent, color depth to name some.
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> (just saving the openbsd logo in png shaves off ~17KB...)
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> also i noticed that that the openbsd logo has a white border...
> white border in a picture which is on white background?...
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> if agreed, it is tedious and boring work so i would gladly
> send the png versions of the pictures along with the diffs
> for the pages....
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> -f
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