Re: [Savannah-hackers] Re: www: GIF files

[Loic Dachary]

Leonard H. Tower Jr. writes:
 > Hi GNUers,
 > 
 > 0) I helped write http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/gif.html.
 > 
 > 1) JPEG is a better format to use then PNG.  All browsers display
 > JPEG.  Many browsers do not display PNG.  In this case, it's more
 > important to communicate, then spread the word.
 > 
 > 2A) My project "http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/www/"; is the whole
 > site, and all the files you list are really controlled by others.
 > 
 > 2B) There are others in the project team.  Did they get this e-mail?
 > It be less confusing, if you made who got the message clear!
 > 
 > 3) Converting the files is NOT sufficient,  You also have to change
 > all references to it in the *.html files and elsewhere.  You make no
 > note of this need.  You also offer no tools to help make the job
 > easier.
 > 
 > 4) Did you test this out on just one project first?  Or did you do
 > them all?  Testing is as important for web site maintenance as it is
 > for software development and maintanence.
 > 

        I think sending this mail to people registered to the www was
a mistake. It won't happen again. Instead, a report will be sent to
address@hidden, just listing the GIF files that exist. Or if it's
too much trouble no report will be sent at all.

        Cheers,

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