Re: bundled gd

> > gif support is not likely to be re-added, correct? > > I added GIF Read-only support already. We cannot add Gif-write support > until the Unisys patent expires next year. whats the status on the IMG_* constants then, i dont know about IMG_GIF_READ and/or IMG_GIF_WRITE, there is only IMG_GIF.. will those bits be set to 0 untill gif support is complete, and if not, why? my suggestion would be leave the RO support for gif in tact, and IMG_GIF bits set to false until the write support is returned and functional in read/write operations - p.s. the unisys patent is only an U.S. patent right? what about the non-us states? forced to wait until it expires? what happens after it expires, and can the expiration be somehow avoided from the unisys side (which would be a total drag) i didnt know patents can expire.. and it would be logical to assume there is some way to extend the ownership/validation - like domains etc