Comments on: IBM(tm) penguin image bleg http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/13/ibmtm-penguin-image-bleg/ Ramblings on software, law, and the spaces in between. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:26:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: James Stansell http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/13/ibmtm-penguin-image-bleg/comment-page-1/#comment-24978 James Stansell Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:40:09 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/13/ibmtm-penguin-image-bleg/#comment-24978 An svg of Tux is available http://thetuxproject.com/node/190 at the tux project. Of course it's not quite the same as you're asking for. -james. An svg of Tux is available http://thetuxproject.com/node/190 at the tux project. Of course it’s not quite the same as you’re asking for.

-james.

]]> By: Luis http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/13/ibmtm-penguin-image-bleg/comment-page-1/#comment-24950 Luis Thu, 13 Sep 2007 22:01:17 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/13/ibmtm-penguin-image-bleg/#comment-24950 Jean-Baptiste: I have a huge poster of it in my bedroom (which used to hang in my office when I have one) but analog objects are cumbersome to trace into SVG. ;) Jean-Baptiste: I have a huge poster of it in my bedroom (which used to hang in my office when I have one) but analog objects are cumbersome to trace into SVG. ;)

]]> By: Jean-Baptiste Note http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/13/ibmtm-penguin-image-bleg/comment-page-1/#comment-24949 Jean-Baptiste Note Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:49:37 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/13/ibmtm-penguin-image-bleg/#comment-24949 I've got a high-res version, but not in digital form: http://picasaweb.google.com/jbnote/PeaceLoveAndLinuxBike I’ve got a high-res version, but not in digital form:

http://picasaweb.google.com/jbnote/PeaceLoveAndLinuxBike

]]> By: Luis http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/13/ibmtm-penguin-image-bleg/comment-page-1/#comment-24948 Luis Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:16:18 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/13/ibmtm-penguin-image-bleg/#comment-24948 FWIW, inkscape (which is based on potrace) didn't work well for me, though it did for others. I've got several great samples now; thanks. FWIW, inkscape (which is based on potrace) didn’t work well for me, though it did for others. I’ve got several great samples now; thanks.

]]> By: Ryan http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/13/ibmtm-penguin-image-bleg/comment-page-1/#comment-24947 Ryan Thu, 13 Sep 2007 20:10:05 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/13/ibmtm-penguin-image-bleg/#comment-24947 potrace is a command-line utility which was made for tasks like this. potrace is a command-line utility which was made for tasks like this.

]]> By: Andrew Jorgensen http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/13/ibmtm-penguin-image-bleg/comment-page-1/#comment-24946 Andrew Jorgensen Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:55:19 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/13/ibmtm-penguin-image-bleg/#comment-24946 This was probably adapted from the postcript version here http://www.isc.tamu.edu/~lewing/linux/penguin.eps.gz Should be fairly easy to re-create it. This was probably adapted from the postcript version here http://www.isc.tamu.edu/~lewing/linux/penguin.eps.gz

Should be fairly easy to re-create it.

]]> By: Andy O'Neill http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/13/ibmtm-penguin-image-bleg/comment-page-1/#comment-24944 Andy O'Neill Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:20:38 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/13/ibmtm-penguin-image-bleg/#comment-24944 <a href="http://potatoriot.com/images/peacelovelinux.svg" rel="nofollow">Here's one I got from somewhere.</a> May have been a trace, I can't remember. I used it to make a <a href="http://www.cafepress.com/werkshy" rel="nofollow">sticker at CafePress</a> for my laptop. Here’s one I got from somewhere. May have been a trace, I can’t remember. I used it to make a sticker at CafePress for my laptop.

]]> By: Dimitris Glezos http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/13/ibmtm-penguin-image-bleg/comment-page-1/#comment-24943 Dimitris Glezos Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:09:33 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/13/ibmtm-penguin-image-bleg/#comment-24943 For an vector version of it, Inkscape's "Trace Bitmap" produces excellent results with simple images like this one. For an vector version of it, Inkscape’s “Trace Bitmap” produces excellent results with simple images like this one.

]]> By: iain http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/13/ibmtm-penguin-image-bleg/comment-page-1/#comment-24941 iain Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:13:09 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/13/ibmtm-penguin-image-bleg/#comment-24941 tattoo on your ass!tattoo on your ass! Not that i want you to document it very much though tattoo on your ass!tattoo on your ass!
Not that i want you to document it very much though

]]> By: Luis http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/13/ibmtm-penguin-image-bleg/comment-page-1/#comment-24940 Luis Thu, 13 Sep 2007 14:02:13 +0000 http://tieguy.org/blog/2007/09/13/ibmtm-penguin-image-bleg/#comment-24940 Aron: Way better than a cake. ;) I will document it once I've done it, I just don't want to spoil the surprise :) Benjamin: FWIW, the swf I used was here: http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/linux/passport.swf The version of swfdec I have installed doesn't seem to have a CLI interface, so I wasn't sure how to poke at it that way. [And thanks to everyone who has responded; I still would not object to more tracings or particularly an official one if there are any kindly IBM readers lurking ;) Aron: Way better than a cake. ;) I will document it once I’ve done it, I just don’t want to spoil the surprise :)

Benjamin: FWIW, the swf I used was here: http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/linux/passport.swf

The version of swfdec I have installed doesn’t seem to have a CLI interface, so I wasn’t sure how to poke at it that way.

[And thanks to everyone who has responded; I still would not object to more tracings or particularly an official one if there are any kindly IBM readers lurking ;)

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