[Oberon] BMP; was "FPGA - Screen.Mod"

peter at easthope.ca peter at easthope.ca
Mon Sep 18 15:06:32 CEST 2017


From:	=?utf-8?B?SsO2cmc=?= <joerg.straube at iaeth.ch>
Date:	Mon, 18 Sep 2017 08:53:15 +0200
> The BMP file format is license-free, well documented and supported by 
> almost all OSes. So, it’s a good choice to exchange picture data 
> from one device to an other.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:File_types states 
"On Wikimedia Commons, the file types we recommend are: SVG, PNG, and JPEG.
BMP files are not allowed on Commons." without explanation.

BMP is needlessly bulky?  Intellectual property concern?

Thanks,                       ... Lyall E.



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