Archive of UserLand's first discussion group, started October 5, 1998.
Re: Free and legal RLE compresed GIF code?
Author: Don Hopkins Posted: 8/28/1999; 3:52:34 PM Topic: GIFs get expensive Msg #: 10189 (In response to 10172) Prev/Next: 10188 / 10190
I got a really prompt reply Saturday morning from Darcy Brockbank at HASC!-Don
From: Darcy Brockbank <darcy@hasc.com> Sent: Saturday, August 28, 1999 10:09 AM Subject: Re: Free and legal RLE compresed GIF code?
For the reasons the code was removed, you have to consult with Tom Boutell.
As for the legal status of the non-LZW GIF code, patent attorneys are looking at the algorithms and will give us an opinion. There is no guarantee at this point that the non-LZW code will resurface.
The best advice is to start using the PNG code. The more that we switch away from proprietary things like LZW-GIF, the less we let patents control our ability to distribute information.
- darcy
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