Re: [AD] GIF patent / support

[aj <aj@xxxxxxxxxx>]

its an add-on library; which is easy to compile and use.
there is no need for it to become part  of allegro.



At 07:56 PM 2/03/2004 +0100, you wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Congratulation on the new release!
>
> GIF patent has expired in USA on 2003/06/23, and has expired
> or is going to expire in other country within the year.
> (Canada may be the latest, I am not sure, on 2004/07/07).
>
> See:
>   http://lpf.ai.mit.edu/Patents/Gif/Gif.html
>   http://www.unisys.com/about__unisys/lzw
>
> Can Allegro handle the addition of a GIF library by default,
> right now ? Perhaps under various condition depending on the
> user/country, or it is too complicated to handle ?
>
> In any case, upon verification, it should be safe to add it
> on a release after 2004/07/07, but I wouldn't mind an earlier
> addition if possible.