Re: [Plug] Good bye GIFs

[Morgan Wajda-Levie <mpwl@locke.ccil.org>]

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: Sun, 29 Aug 1999 09:14:45 -0500
> >
> >It seems that Unissys (misspelled) is now threatening to sue any page
> >that uses gifs for a $5000 licensing fee.  This includes
> >non-commerical sites.  You can check out /. for more.
> >
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