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diff --git a/converter/other/jbig/README b/converter/other/jbig/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bd7a4745 --- /dev/null +++ b/converter/other/jbig/README @@ -0,0 +1,20 @@ +The jbig tools are derived from the JBIG-KIT package by Marcus Kuhn, +by Bryan Henderson on 2000.05.11. + +The file ANNOUNCE in the 'libjbig' subdirectory is from that package and gives +details. + +The Netpbm tools jbigtopbm and pbmtojbig were adapted from JBIG-KIT's +jbgtopbm and pbmtojbg. The main difference is that the Netpbm +versions use the Netpbm libraries. + +The code in subdirectory 'libjbig' is straight from the JBIG_KIT package and +generates essentially the same libjbig.a that one gets from that package. + +The code is based on JBIG-KIT version 2.1, adapted to Netpbm by Bryan +Henderson in June 2014. + +The reason Netpbm contains a copy of the library is convenience of users. For +many people, the only reason to have a jbig library is to be able to convert +images to and from the format, which they do with Netpbm. Requiring a Netpbm +user to find and install this esoteric library is impractical. \ No newline at end of file |