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Date:      Thu, 2 Sep 1999 18:50:41 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Kris Kennaway <kris@hub.freebsd.org>
To:        Chuck Robey <chuckr@picnic.mat.net>
Cc:        brooks@one-eyed-alien.net, FreeBSD Ports Team <ports@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: ports/13552: The gnuplot doesn't build with GIF support enabled
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909021849400.84869-100000@hub.freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909022140260.19533-100000@picnic.mat.net>

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On Thu, 2 Sep 1999, Chuck Robey wrote:

> I'll be fixing this, this weekend, using the method that's
> (unfortunately) the one the the gnuplot authors want:  I'll be making a
> port of the old 1.4 version of the gd stuff, with clear notes to folks
> NOT to update this, and I'll rename the lib to libgdold.  I'll then set
> up gnuplot to link to libgdold, and then we'll all be cracking.

Wouldn't that be illegal - the reason the gd port shifted to png was
because the previous version was cited for patent infringement. In other
words, we shouldn't distribute it either.

Kris



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