On Tue, 19 Aug 2003 11:56:52 GMT, KAH <kah@kahnews.cjb.net> wrote:
>"Nico Schuyt" <nschuyt@hotmail.com> wrote in
>news:3f41f7a8$0$28898$1b62eedf@news.euronet.nl:
>
>> AFAIK GD does not support GIF anymore, because the packing algorithm
>> in GIF is copyrighted
>> Regards, Nico
>
>Actually, one of the patents expired this summer and I know the other
>expires this year as well (not sure if it has yet). Not that I think that
>GIF support will be added back into GD. GIF is obsolete and inferior, would
>be a waste of time.
The author of GD says on his page that GIF will go back in next year when the
final patent runs out.
http://www.boutell.com/gd/faq.html
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