Package: openoffice.org Severity: normal According to the following thread, and a cvs entry, lzw code has been disabled and removed from the source. http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2002/debian-legal-200210/msg00244.html
There may not be reason to exclude the lzw and related code as the LZW patent is "running out". http://lists.debian.org/debian-legal/2002/debian-legal-200211/msg00160.html I am unsure as to how this bug should properly be addressed, but I do feel that if lzw is disabled, it is a bug. I feel that this bug satisfies the requirements of "normal" as it affects the normal use of openoffice.org in relation to .gif files. Also from the cvs: Revision 1.3 / (view) - annotate - [select for diffs] , Thu Aug 15 13:50:45 2002 UTC (3 months, 3 weeks ago) by haggai Branch: MAIN Changes since 1.2: +73 -2 lines Diff to previous 1.2 (colored) * Remove non-free LZW compression code: Save to html no longer works if there are graphics in the document. 905_remove_lzwc.diff and file removed from source tarball. ... Also the TODO file in debian/ says: * Replace LZW compression algorithm. Save to Web in writer will not work if there are graphics in the document, because writer converts all bitmaps to GIFs using the patented LZW compression algorithm which we have disabled. Upstream Issue #4950. I hope someone will now respond to my message on debian-legal. My lzw message was even mentioned in the DWN. Drew Daniels
