[Freeciv-Dev] Re: Splitting the tileset PNGs

["Eric S. Raymond" <esr@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mike Kaufman <kaufman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> If the real problem is manipulations, why not split the flags and units up
> into separate pngs, but keep the tiles in large files?

Because that violates the KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid!) principle, by
having two lookup mechanisms where one will do.

Practically speaking, this will bite you the first time a contributor
decides he wants to replace just *some* of the tiles in a terrain set.
Oops!  We're right back to square one!
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                <a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/";>Eric S. Raymond</a>