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Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2017 00:29:56 +0200
From: Floyd Anderson <f.a@31c0.net>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Does Gentoo support more than 8 bits per color
 channel?
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On Fri, 20 Oct 2017 22:05:27 +0000
mad.scientist.at.large@tutanota.com wrote:
>Linux will support at least 24 bit color on cards it can drive (nearly 
>anything current).

Look at the subject, Helmut ask for Deep Color (30/36/48-bit) [1] not 
for True Color (24-bit).


[1] <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_depth#Deep_color_.2830.2F36.2F48-bit.29>


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Regards,
floyd