HTML in posts to the list

[Magnus Danielson]

From: Michael Buchstaller <buchi at takeonetech.de>
Subject: Re: HTML in posts to the list
Date: Tue, 09 Jan 2001 10:01:54 +0100

> >> So how about them .GIF files   ;^)
> >
> >Nope. Broken stuff, don't use. Patent pending all over it. Use JPEG or
> >PNG. Those are patent free and seriously supported open standards. GIF
> >is a no-no!
> 
> Hmmm...  i think thyt damned unisys patent is from the early 80s.
> Shouldn´t it expire very soon ?

Still valid as I recall it. They still seems eager to take money for it.

Besides, the LZW is better than LZ77 for smaller files, it's been a
long time since GIF files kept as small as originally intended.

BTW. The RSA patent is about to run out later this year...

Cheers,
Magnus