From: Farley Flud <fflud@gnu.rocks>
Subject: FOSS Comes Thru Again
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FOSS has produced yet another image compression algorithm called LERC:

http://esri.github.io/lerc/

LERC has been around for a while but I just recently discovered it.

I have not yet tried it but it offers much faster lossless compression 
versus PNG.

Also, lossy compression can be strictly defined by the user.

Yes, folks, this is FOSS.  There ain't no hand holding or "click on
the pretty button" interface.  One either knows what one is doing
or else one runs like a baby to mamma Micro$lop/Apphole.

I encourage you all to try LERC and report your results.

A lot people on this group have big, fat mouths but when it comes
down to presenting results they fall like a lead balloon.


-- 
Gentoo: The Fastest GNU/Linux Hands Down