On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 9:08 PM, Anthony <o...@inbox.org> wrote: >>> They're vector graphics. >> >> They are vectors, but they sure aren't graphics. Not until they get >> rendered. > > Is an svg file not graphics until it gets rendered?
Rendered != rasterised. The vector data has no natural visual form. Combined with some instructions and styling (i.e. draw a 3 pixel line along these vectors in red with rounded caps), it can be rendered into a visual form. Like an SVG file. _______________________________________________ legal-talk mailing list legal-talk@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/legal-talk