Messages in this thread |  | | Date | 23 Aug 2000 12:55:00 +0200 | From | (Kai Henningsen) | Subject | Re: Binary files in the kernel sources? |
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rothwell@flyingbuttmonkeys.com (Michael Rothwell) wrote on 21.08.00 in <39A0BCBE.D9D67458@flyingbuttmonkeys.com>:
> "Mike A. Harris" wrote: > > My guess is the only reason for logo.gif is that nobody has > > bothered to notice it or care. Anyone care to convert it and > > submit a png? Sending a diff of a png wouldn't be a good idea I > > don't think. ;O) > > Could be that .gif is a simpler format, > and therefore more suitable for in-kernel use.
Could, but is not. GIF and PNG have approximately the same functionality, with mostly these differences IIRC:
* GIF has thumbnail and animation support * PNG is much better thought out and has a far more regular structure * PNG has *far* better documentation (RFC 2083, for starters).
If anything, I'd say PNG is simpler.
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