guys, how about we just like leave this for a couple of months till 2003 when the patent runs out?
-- james > -----Original Message----- > From: Marcus Borger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 10:23 AM > To: Stefan Esser > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] GIF support > > > *lol* !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > You could do something like --enable-have-a-lzw-license > > But noone can control this so unisys would consider anybody > using php with gif a criminal. And i do not want to know what > they think about the development of php. MAybe they find a > solution to stop us because *we* are violating their patent in > any way. > > marcus > > At 23:31 20.11.2002, Stefan Esser wrote: > >Question... > > > >Would it be illegal (patent violation) to add a compile switch to php... > > > >--enable-gif-support-and-violate-the-unisys-patent > > > >which activates the GIF support? We cleary say, that using it is a > >violation... > >As far as i know, only using the LZW Algo violates the patent, but not > >having it on your harddisk, or? > > > >Stefan Esser > > > > > >-- > >PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > >To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
