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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: GIF write support
From:       Martin Konold <konold () alpha ! tat ! physik ! uni-tuebingen ! de>
Date:       2000-04-06 6:28:11
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On Wed, 5 Apr 2000, mosfet wrote:

> Okay, well how serious is this threat and how much of it is reactionary?
> 
> Literally Hundreds of applications include GIF support with no
> interaction with UniSys. Has any been forced to remove them?

Yeah, the thread is real. UniSys leaves no doubt about that. UniSys
changed their licensing terms several times over the years and want to get
every penny out of LZW before the patent expires.

Simply ask the Trolls about this issue.

Regards,
 -- martin

// Martin Konold, Stauffenbergstr. 107, 72074 Tuebingen, Germany  //   
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