Re: RTF - proprietary or open?

[bob@proulx.com (Bob Proulx)]

Mike McCarty wrote:
> Bob Proulx wrote:
> >Mike McCarty wrote:
> >>They why was there a big flap when Unisys restricted use of GIF?
> >Unisys held a patent covering LZW compression.  Unisys did not create
> >the GIF format.  The GIF format was created by CompuServe.  Neither
> 
> Thanks for the reply. I am aware of all you state here.
> 
> You did not address my comment. The fact that a format is disclosed
> does not mean that the holders of the design are not able to restrict
> its use.

Sorry.  I did not catch the sarcasm in the what I now know to be
rhetorical question.

Bob