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From: Morgan Wajda-Levie <mpwl@locke.ccil.org> Reply-To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net Subject: Re: [Plug] Good bye GIFs Date: 1999年8月29日 12:25:43 -0500
On Sun, Aug 29, 1999 at 08:40:13AM -0700, Nick R wrote:
> Um, how is this possible? Doesn't their patent only cover the LZW
> compression algorithm? I thought anybody could decompress it for free? This
> is just crazy. It'll be funny though if geoshitties and the like start
> banning .gif files along with mp3s.
>
> Say, why can't you just make a new algorithm that has the same effect so
> that it wouldn't be covered by the patent?
There already is one. I think png works just as well as gif. I've switched the one gif on my page to png.
> > >From: Morgan Wajda-Levie <mpwl@locke.ccil.org> > >Reply-To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net > >To: plug@lists.nothinbut.net > >Subject: [Plug] Good bye GIFs > >Date: 1999年8月29日 09:14:45 -0500 > > > >It seems that Unissys (misspelled) is now threatening to sue any page > >that uses gifs for a 5000ドル licensing fee. This includes > >non-commerical sites. You can check out /. for more. > > > >-- > >Morgan Wajda-Levie > >http://www.worldaxes.com/wajdalev > >PGP fingerprint: > >A353 C750 660E D8B6 5616 F4D8 7771 DD21 7BF6 221C > >http://www.worldaxes.com/wajdalev/public.asc for PGP key > >encrypted mail preferred > ><< attach3 >> > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > Plug maillist - Plug@lists.nothinbut.net > http://lists.nothinbut.net/mail/listinfo/plug
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