[Openicc] Querry about ICC Platform Signature

[Kai-Uwe Behrmann]

Am 27.05.09, 08:19 +0200 schrieb Kai-Uwe Behrmann:
> Am 26.05.09, 12:43 -0600 schrieb Max Derhak:
>> The question for the OpenICC community is does it make sense to have a
>> platform signature for the openIcc/Linux architecture, and would this
>> architecture be inclined to use the platform+cmm ICC header signatures
>> to select the "correct" cmm for applying profiles based upon this
>> information in the profile headers?
>
> At the moment a wide spread open source CMM framework is missed.
>
> Even though I am working on such within Oyranos, it is alpha state for
> that part. The current idea for Oyranos is to have a user preference for a
> CMM or use the default one, which will most probably be littleCMS.
> Applications are able to override that and use own preferences.

Huch the answere, here is my one:
Given that "7.2.10 Primary platform field (Bytes 40 to 43)" lists only 
operating systems as platforms, it seems to me sensible to include a entry 
for Unix and derivatives '*nix' as a means to indicate where the 
profile was created at.


kind regards
Kai-Uwe Behrmann
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developing for colour management 
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