From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S261827AbTLWQRi (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 Dec 2003 11:17:38 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262033AbTLWQRh (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 Dec 2003 11:17:37 -0500 Received: from users.linvision.com ([62.58.92.114]:26259 "HELO bitwizard.nl") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S261827AbTLWQQ6 (ORCPT ); Tue, 23 Dec 2003 11:16:58 -0500 Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2003 17:16:56 +0100 From: Erik Mouw To: xan2@ono.com Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [License of kernel components] linux-2.x.y/Documentation/logo.GIF should be logo.PNG? Message-ID: <20031223161656.GC26750@bitwizard.nl> References: <178ed117d672.17d672178ed1@ono.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <178ed117d672.17d672178ed1@ono.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Organization: Harddisk-recovery.com Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, Dec 23, 2003 at 04:20:07PM +0100, xan2@ono.com wrote: > I believe that the tux logo located at > linux-2.6.0/Documentation/logo.gif is the image that appears on the > boot of the system if framebuffer is enabled, isn't it? > > In this cas, and also if it's only for documentation purpose, I think > that we could change the propietary (and I think patented) format of > this logo (gif) to anyone that were free (for example like PNG format > [that has GPL licensed]). AFAIK the GIF patent (or rather: the LZW patent) expired a year ago, so I don't think it's an issue anymore. Erik -- +-- Erik Mouw -- www.harddisk-recovery.com -- +31 70 370 12 90 -- | Lab address: Delftechpark 26, 2628 XH, Delft, The Netherlands