Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2000 09:39:32 -0800 From: Gary Kline <kline@tao.thought.org> To: Satoshi Asami <asami@cs.berkeley.edu> Cc: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PR ports/16672 Message-ID: <20000214093932.B68664@tao.thought.org> In-Reply-To: <20000214092602.A68664@tao.thought.org>; from kline@tao.thought.org on Mon, Feb 14, 2000 at 09:26:02AM -0800 References: <200002140612.WAA14541@silvia.hip.berkeley.edu> <20000214092602.A68664@tao.thought.org>
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On Mon, Feb 14, 2000 at 09:26:02AM -0800, Gary Kline wrote: > On Sun, Feb 13, 2000 at 10:12:11PM -0800, Satoshi Asami wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Authors of giflib are recommending switching over to libungif, which > > only creates uncompressed (i.e., not using LZW compression) GIFs to > > avoid infringing on Unisys's patent claims. > > > > Here are some related URLs: > > > > http://prtr-13.ucsc.edu/~badger/software/libungif/ > > http://prtr-13.ucsc.edu/~badger/software/libungif/giflib.shtml > > http://www.cloanto.com/users/mcb/19950127giflzw.html > > > > I think we should remove the giflib port and change the > > giflib-requiring ports to depend on libungif. The current version of > > libungif is supposed to be API-compatible with the last giflib, so > > programs that use giflib should work (theoretically) by just > > recompiling. > > > > What do you guys think? If this is ok I'll go change all the > > LIB_DEPENDS lines to point to libungif so we can fix things that break > > before the freeze. > > > > I think that the further away we can stay from LZW, the > better. --Q: Are there alternatives?? > Er, sorry, I just read the giflib.shtml file. --g -- Gary D. Kline kline@tao.thought.org Public service Unix To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-ports" in the body of the message
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