discuss: Almost ready to submit an update.
Subject:
Re: Almost ready to submit an update.
From:
Colin Watson ####@####.####
Date:
19 Nov 2003 18:46:30 -0000
Message-Id: <20031119184627.GC2589@riva.ucam.org>
On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 09:42:06AM +0530, rahul wrote:
> On Wednesday 19 November 2003 08:29, David Horton wrote:
> > Tabatha Marshall wrote:
> > > Unless you convert them to another format or are no longer using
> > > them, then you don't need to resend them.
> >
> > Does the Linux community still avoid .GIF files because of patent
> > problems? If so, maybe these should be converted to .PNG files.
> > Just a thought.
>
> the gif patent has expired. this argument is void now.
... in some parts of the world.
20 June 2003: The LZW patent expires today in the United States.
However, patents on LZW are still in force in other countries. In mail
dated Monday, 23 June 2003, Unisys attorney Mark Starr asserts that
LZW patents are still in force in Canada, France, Italy, Germany, the
United Kingdom, and Japan.
(http://burnallgifs.org/)
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Colin Watson ####@####.####
