Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 23 Dec 2003 17:16:56 +0100 | From | Erik Mouw <> | Subject | Re: [License of kernel components] linux-2.x.y/Documentation/logo.GIF should be logo.PNG? |
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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
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