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Subject: Re: [Openicc] ICC platform signature
From: Kai-Uwe Behrmann <ku.b () gmx ! de>
Date: 2008-02-27 9:24:41
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.61.0802270628420.7226 () sirius ! rasena
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Am 26.02.08, 17:29 -0800 schrieb Hal V. Engel:
> On Tuesday 26 February 2008 03:32:27 Graeme Gill wrote:
> > Kai-Uwe Behrmann wrote:
> > > I have seen the '*nix' signature in Argyll profiles. Is this something to
> > > propose to ICC?
> >
> > It's an Argyll (icclib) extension. The ICC platform tags don't seem to be
> > keeping very current.
> As far as I can see there is no way to over ride it without modifying the
> code. I am not sure that there is a need to do anything else since as far as
> I can tell this tag is not used for anything.
>
> I am wondering why this tag even exists. Aren't ICC profiles supposed to be
> platform independent?
Well eigther we'd omit this field and show these profiles work everywhere,
'none'
or at least I'd like to see a signature for this header field, which
reflects the originating OS.
Beside '*nix', which seems pretty ok,
'free' or 'FOSS' would also fit well inside ;-)
kind regards
Kai-Uwe Behrmann
--
developing for colour management
www.behrmann.name + www.oyranos.org
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