RE: [PHP-DEV] GIF support
| From: | James Cox | Date: | Thu, 21 Nov 2002 10:25:57 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP-DEV] GIF support | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.dev |
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guys, how about we just like leave this for a couple of months till 2003
when the patent runs out?
-- james
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marcus Borger [mailto:marcus.boerger@t-online.de]
> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 10:23 AM
> To: Stefan Esser
> Cc: php-dev@lists.php.net
> Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] GIF support
>
>
> *lol* !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>
> You could do something like --enable-have-a-lzw-license
>
> But noone can control this so unisys would consider anybody
> using php with gif a criminal. And i do not want to know what
> they think about the development of php. MAybe they find a
> solution to stop us because *we* are violating their patent in
> any way.
>
> marcus
>
> At 23:31 20.11.2002, Stefan Esser wrote:
> >Question...
> >
> >Would it be illegal (patent violation) to add a compile switch to php...
> >
> >--enable-gif-support-and-violate-the-unisys-patent
> >
> >which activates the GIF support? We cleary say, that using it is a
> >violation...
> >As far as i know, only using the LZW Algo violates the patent, but not
> >having it on your harddisk, or?
> >
> >Stefan Esser
> >
> >
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