Req #20017 [Opn->Wfx]: File png.gif should be distributed in PNG format, php.png

Edit report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=20017&edit=1 ID: 20017 Updated by: jani@php.net Reported by: dan at drydog dot com Summary: File png.gif should be distributed in PNG format, php.png -Status: Open +Status: Wont fix Type: Feature/Change Request -Package: Feature/Change Request +Package: *General Issues Operating System: Linux 2.4.18, RedHat 7.3 PHP Version: 4.3.0-pre1 Block user comment: N Private report: N New Comment: The patents on gif stuff have all expired by now.. Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-10-21 17:21:12] dan at drydog dot com PHP distribution file png.gif should ALSO be distributed in PNG format, file php.png. GIF format files have patent problems (from the LZW compression algorithm). See http://burnallgifs.org/ for details. For your convenience, here's the file in uudecode format, generated from distribution file php.gif: http://dan.drydog.com/images/php.png $ ls -l php.png -rw-r--r-- 1 dan 3981 Oct 21 15:14 php.png $ md5sum php.png a48715c8e9bccfbb92f950b9aec0921e php.png $ file php.png php.png: PNG image data, 120 x 64, 8-bit colormap, interlaced. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=20017&edit=1