Re: [Bug-gnupedia] Content Format

[Mike Warren]

"Imran Ghory" <address@hidden> writes:
> On 27 Jan 2001, at 12:37, Mike Warren wrote:

> > 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.

At such time as the LZW patent expires, then we can use GIFs. Until
such time, we can't.

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