30 Jan
2006
30 Jan
'06
1:25 a.m.
In article <200601300820.DAA04145 at Sparkle.Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>,
der Mouse <mouse at rodents.montreal.qc.ca> writes:
Do you actually know GIF? I'm beginning to think
not.
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.
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