A lion as a logo it sounds good




> El 23/02/2016, a las 13:34, David Kastrup <[email protected]> escribió:
> 
> Mosè Giordano <[email protected]> writes:
> 
>> 2016-02-23 12:07 GMT+01:00 EglobalpresS <[email protected]>:
>>> What do you think about develop a logo with a bit movement?
>> 
>> Do you mean an animated logo?  If so, it can't be a GIF, see
>> https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/gif.html
> 
> Which starts with
> 
>    There is no special patent threat to GIF format nowadays as far as
>    we know; the patents that were used to attack GIF have
>    expired. Nonetheless, this article will remain pertinent as long as
>    programs can be forbidden by patents, since the same sorts of things
>    could happen in any area of computing. See our web site policies
>    regarding GIFs, and our web guidelines.
> 
> which leads to
> 
>    In the past, GIFs have had patent problems. However, now that the
>    IBM and Unisys patents (and other patents world-wide that are
>    relevant to LZW compression) have expired, GIFs that are based on
>    the 87a or 89a standard are acceptable. Please be wary of
>    proprietary applications that may include non-standard patented
>    technologies (we'd prefer you use free software applications when
>    authoring for our websites). In general, PNG or JPEG format, are
>    still safe, and are probably better from a technical standpoint. For
>    details regarding the old GIF problem, see
>    http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/gif.html. Other formats are also
>    allowed, though JPEG is the one most widely recognized by Web
>    browsers (be careful with JPEG 2000, as well as PNG alpha channels,
>    as it includes features not fully supported by older browsers).
> 
> That being said, I consider animated logos highly rude.  They distract
> from the content.
> 
> -- 
> David Kastrup

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