I don't see how it would be a problem for PNG. Who wants to go back to images limited to 8-bit colour and no alpha channel? GIF is an outdated format, I don't see it making a comeback in its current form.
-Rasmus On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, Lukas Smith wrote: > > For a good explanation of the current status. They verify there that > > reading of LZW-GIF files is perfectly ok. It is only creating them > that > > is an issue. > > > > The patent does expire in 2003 though. > > > > -Rasmus > > Well 2003 isn't all that far off. That will be a serious problem for PNG > when the time comes (probably this have been the problem all along ... a > lot of big players just waiting for the patent to expire) > > Well lets hope the same does not happen with JPEG2000 and their royalty > free license. > > Lukas Smith > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________ > DybNet Internet Solutions GbR > Reuchlinstr. 10-11 > Gebäude 4 1.OG Raum 6 (4.1.6) > 10553 Berlin > Germany > Tel. : +49 30 83 22 50 00 > Fax : +49 30 83 22 50 07 > www.dybnet.de [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _______________________________ > > > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
