Messages in this thread | | | From | (H. Peter Anvin) | Subject | Re: Format of linux_logo.h | Date | 30 Oct 1999 22:42:59 GMT |
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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.) A program should be included to convert to the internally used format.
Note, that in order to not increase the set of programs needed to build the kernel (which seems to occationally be a subject for discussion), perhaps including the .h file *as well*; that way you only need the extra tools if you're editing the logo.
-hpa
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