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Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Content Format
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Imran Ghory |
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Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Content Format |
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Sat, 27 Jan 2001 21:48:37 -0000 |
On 27 Jan 2001, at 12:37, Mike Warren wrote:
> Rajarshi Guha <address@hidden> writes:
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> > > Will we also allow submission of GIF images? How about MPEG
> > > videos?
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> > why does the quetion arise about GIF?
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> The LZW algorithm is covered by a Unisys patent, which prevents one
> from writing free software to encode or decode GIF images.
Which I believe will expire in two years time, remember that most
browsers don't have full PNG support.
Imran
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Peace in the world (was: Content Format), (continued)
Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Content Format, Bob Dodd, 2001/01/26
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Content Format, Imran Ghory, 2001/01/26
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Content Format, Mike Warren, 2001/01/26
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Content Format, Imran Ghory, 2001/01/26
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Content Format, Mike Warren, 2001/01/26
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Content Format, Imran Ghory, 2001/01/26
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Content Format, Mike Warren, 2001/01/26
- Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Content Format, Rajarshi Guha, 2001/01/27