Re: [Freeciv-Dev] Tiles graphics format (xpm)

[Per Mathisen <permath@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 3 Mar 1999, Martin Willemoes Hansen wrote:
> I was wondering why we still are using the xpm format
> when there is better ones out there!
> 
> If it would be posible I suggest that we move to a
> better format when working on the 1.9.x version.

I'd just like to chime in that PNG just recently became a stable standard,
and that many systems ship broken PNG libraries. It is for this reason
that Mozilla ships its own PNG library. 

(Also please note that it is possible to use uncompressed GIF, as these
are not encumbered with the LZW patent. But that is kind of pointless.)

Personally, I'd like to see freeciv move to PNG, simply because it is the
Right Thing To Do (tm), standards-wise, but I am afraid the world at large
is not ready for it yet.

Yours,
Per