IBM Quick Reference Guide - 1992

In article <200601300820.DAA04145 at Sparkle.Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>, der Mouse <mouse at rodents.montreal.qc.ca> writes: Yes, but to be honest I don't spend my time writing low-level compressors and decompressors; I use libraries. I guess the main thing that pisses me off about GIF is the "indian giver" nature of it. First they "give" it to the "community" for everyone to use with a free license and then once everyone's dependent upon it they start suing people for not paying license fees. That leaves enough of a bad taste in my mouth that I don't want anything to do with GIF, regardless of whether or not patents are now expired. -- "The Direct3D Graphics Pipeline"-- code samples, sample chapter, FAQ: <http://www.xmission.com/~legalize/book/> Pilgrimage: Utah's annual demoparty <http://pilgrimage.scene.org>