[colorforth] jpeg decoder

[Jack Johnson <fragment@xxxxxxx>]

Dirk Harms-Merbitz wrote:
> What will you do about Flash? QuickTime? Real?
>
> If people are willing to code for colorForth then please
> do not try to emulate Linux. We already have Linux.

I have to nitpick here.

There are a number of CF enthusiasts who would like to be able to read 
various file formats for various reasons.  Some excellent examples of 
needing JPEG encoders/decoders would be interfacing with digital 
cameras, foundation for a Web browser, interoperability with legacy 
systems, etc.

That's not to say that we all need them -- that they should be made part 
of ColorForth proper-- but there can be value to sharing code for things 
that get repeated often.

Something else to consider is that though many of these legacy systems 
come with a lot of baggage, they also come with a lot of history.  Sure, 
we could all roll-our-own audio compression scheme, but psychoacoustic 
compression is extremely efficient and extremely difficult to do from 
scratch.  The ability to read format X doesn't turn CF into Linux, it 
just makes CF that much more useful when looking for a solution to a 
problem.

I mean, come on, you might as well make the argument that we shouldn't 
have a mouse driver because that would make us too much like Windows.

-Jack
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