Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 01:29:57 +0300 (MSK) From: "."@babolo.ru To: Lars Hecking <lhecking@users.sourceforge.net> Cc: ports@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: gif in gd2? Message-ID: <200212192229.gBJMTvek079145@aaz.links.ru> In-Reply-To: <20021219120301.GB10734@nmrc.ie>
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> "."@babolo.ru writes: > > > Hi, > > > > > > Can someone please explain to me the rationale behind adding gif support > > > to graphics/gd2? gif support was officially removed from gd with version > > > 1.6. Does the FreeBSD project have a license from UniSYS? > > UniSYS patented algorithm? > http://www.unisys.com/about__unisys/lzw/lzw__license__english.htm The page cannot be found The page you are looking for might have been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable. > > Most of countries do not consider algorithms patentable IMHO > I am not so sure: > http://burnallgifs.org/archives/lzw-main.html > > They mention not only the US and Canada, but also Japan, France, Germany, > Italy, and the UK. > > It is quite clear: > Far from it, IMHO. OK change list of countries and do not wipe off gif totally (countries not in list are still most of countries) Just for information: is everyone acquire Unisys lisense for use v42bis modem (every modem now)? -- @BABOLO http://links.ru/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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