Re: LWZ and gif support
On Sun, 4 Jan 2004 01:13:25 -0500 (EST)
20040104@linuxtech.com wrote:
>
> We are remastering a Live CD, either mepis or knoppix, for our site
> starryskies.com and would rather use the Debian packages of Open
> Office, however I read that gifs are a problem with the Debian
> version, is that correct?
>
> I thought the LZW patent had expired and this was no longer an issue.
The LZW patent has expired in the USA and will expire sometime this year
in Europe (don't know when, sorry).
Best regards
Andreas
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Andreas Tscharner starfire@dplanet.ch
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