On Mon, Sep 29, 2003 at 01:31:23PM +0200, Benjamin Riefenstahl wrote: > Hi Ronald, > > Ronald Landheer-Cieslak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I just downloaded the binary package and found a lot of GIF files in > > them. I was wondering whether they were LZW-compressed: `file' > > doesn't tell met and `mozilla' shows them properly, but I was > > worried anyway (patents in Europe...) > > AFAIK, Unisys only wants license fees for software that creates GIF > files that use LZW. Use and display of GIF files should not be a > problem. > > But of course I am not layer and I may be missing something ... I thought (but am by no means certain) that the algorithm for decompressing LZW is also covered by the patent, in which case you'd need a license for any software that decompresses it as well.
Again, IANAL - I was just worried that someone might get into trouble.. rlc -- Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the men are strong, the women are pretty, and the children are above-average. -- Garrison Keillor