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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: GIF write support
From:       mosfet <mosfet () mandrakesoft ! com>
Date:       2000-04-06 0:01:41
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The configure option in Qt doesn't support write, and by "hundreds" of
apps using it I am not just speaking about Linux apps. Think about all
the applications on all the platforms that support GIF.

Has anyone considered *asking* UniSys? 

Dawit A wrote:
> 
> On Wed, 05 Apr 2000, mosfet wrote:
> > Okay, well how serious is this threat and how much of it is reactionary?
> 
> >From what I have read they are pretty serious.  They even have a FAQ page set
> up to address these types of questions [forgot the address].
> 
> > Literally Hundreds of applications include GIF support with no
> > interaction with UniSys. Has any been forced to remove them?
> 
> We will probably get it even if others have not as KDE is probably much larger
> and thus has many more users than most of these projects you mentioned.  You
> also need to worry about the distro's who might be held responsible for distributing,
> right ?  So IMHO I think the best option, as already mentioned earlier, is to
> have a configure time option just like it is in Qt...
> 
> > "Dirk A . Mueller" wrote:
> > >
> > > On Don, 06 Apr 2000, Richard Moore wrote:
> > >
> > > > KImageIO. I know all the arguments against it, but I have to say I
> > > > still think GIF support is important. [ducks and runs...]
> > >
> > > That's no question. The problem is purely legal reasons. We are not allowed
> > > to include GIF support by default as we have no Unisys license.
> > >
> > > however default libungif support and optional --with-gif support would be
> > > ok IMHO.
> > >
> > > Dirk
> >
> > --
> > Daniel M. Duley - Unix developer & sys admin.
> > http://www.mosfet.org - The place for KDE development news.
> > mosfet@mandrakesoft.com
> > mosfet@kde.org

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Daniel M. Duley - Unix developer & sys admin.
http://www.mosfet.org - The place for KDE development news.
mosfet@mandrakesoft.com
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