Hi,

This package installs the necessary files to run ImageMagick.
+%if %build_plf
+The PLF build provide additional support for:
+- LZW compression
+- JPEG2000
+- libfpx
+All of them are covered by software patents (although LZW patents are
+expired in mid 2003, the expires in all countries will be in mid 2004).
+%endif

IIRC for JPEG-LS, IBM "donated" their Q-coder for JPEG-LS implementations. i.e. as per ISO standard objectives, it was requested that patent holders generously make implementation royalty-free and license fee free. I don't know for JPEG-2000 and I am probably mixing things since it's late and I am sleepy. Someone will check.


Bye,
Gwenole.




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