Re: GIMP and gif files
On Fri, May 10, 2002 at 04:50:37PM -0400, Alan Shutko wrote: Mario Vukelic [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Fri, 2002-05-10 at 21:39, Alan Shutko wrote: LZW is patent-encumbered. GIFs do not need to be compressed. And loose all appeal instantly Maybe for you. As I posted the last time this came up, there are still uses. I'm curious now; what use is an uncompressed gif file? -rob pgphzEhj3K8y2.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: GIMP and gif files
Rob Weir [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm curious now; what use is an uncompressed gif file? Animated pics with older browsers, for one. -- Alan Shutko [EMAIL PROTECTED] - In a variety of flavors! Cats have 9 lives. Do radioactive cats have 18 half-lives? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: GIMP and gif files
On Sun, May 12, 2002 at 01:36:12AM +1000, Rob Weir wrote: On Fri, May 10, 2002 at 04:50:37PM -0400, Alan Shutko wrote: Maybe for you. As I posted the last time this came up, there are still uses. I'm curious now; what use is an uncompressed gif file? So you can view it anyhow... but it is not compressed :) -- Rudy Gevaert - [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.zeus.rug.ac.be keyserverID=24DC49C6 - http://www.webworm.org -- UPDATED Private mail with incorrect quoting behavior will remain unanswered Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark; professionals built the Titanic. pgpubldF9gFgp.pgp Description: PGP signature
GIMP and gif files
Is it just Debian or is GIMP not supporting gif files any longer? Thanks, Jim. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: GIMP and gif files
On Fri, 2002-05-10 at 19:34, Jim Lynch wrote: Is it just Debian or is GIMP not supporting gif files any longer? apt-get install gimp1.2-nonfree gifs are patent encumbered -- I did not vote for the Austrian government -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: GIMP and gif files
On Fri, May 10, 2002 at 01:34:23PM -0400, Jim Lynch wrote: Is it just Debian or is GIMP not supporting gif files any longer? Have you installed the gimp1.2-nonfree package? Cheers, -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: GIMP and gif files
On Fri, May 10, 2002 at 01:34:23PM -0400, Jim Lynch wrote: Is it just Debian or is GIMP not supporting gif files any longer? GIF is a patented format. It can be (and is) argued that supporting it without paying patent license fees is illegal. Therefore no free (libre) software collection can support it. You can download a GIF support module for GIMP at your own risk from nonfree (the last time I looked, anyway, which was a fair time ago). -- Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Manager, Dueling Modems Computer Forum http://dm.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: GIMP and gif files
No it is linux community doesn't support gif format because of it patent for compression. But you can recompile GIMP with support for gif without any problem. Andrey Jim Lynch wrote: Is it just Debian or is GIMP not supporting gif files any longer? Thanks, Jim. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: GIMP and gif files
Jim Lynch wrote: Is it just Debian or is GIMP not supporting gif files any longer? apt-get install gimp1.2-nonfree Package: gimp1.2-nonfree Priority: optional Section: non-free/graphics Installed-Size: 57 Maintainer: Ben Gertzfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] Architecture: i386 Source: gimp1.2 Version: 1.2.3-2 Replaces: gimp1.1-nonfree Depends: libc6 (= 2.2.4-4), libgimp1.2 (= 1.2.0), libglib1.2 (= 1.2.0), libgtk1.2 (= 1.2.10-4), xlibs ( 4.1.0) Conflicts: gimp1.1-nonfree Filename: pool/non-free/g/gimp1.2/gimp1.2-nonfree_1.2.3-2_i386.deb Size: 23452 MD5sum: e397ad2ee228e1029d0ff183b2ffa456 Description: GIF support for the GNU Image Manipulation Program This package includes GIF support for The GNU Image Manipulation Program. These files are not freely available; their use is disallowed by the UNISYS patent on LZW compression. . Use at your own legal risk. Enhances: gimp1.2 -- Chad Walstrom [EMAIL PROTECTED] | a.k.a. ^chewie http://www.wookimus.net/| s.k.a. gunnarr pgp3b1gbLvEE9.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: GIMP and gif files
Mario Vukelic [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: gifs are patent encumbered LZW is patent-encumbered. GIFs do not need to be compressed. -- Alan Shutko [EMAIL PROTECTED] - In a variety of flavors! Somewhere, just out of sight, the unicorns are gathering. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: GIMP and gif files
Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: GIF is a patented format. No, it isn't. -- Alan Shutko [EMAIL PROTECTED] - In a variety of flavors! All constants are variables. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: GIMP and gif files
On Fri, 2002-05-10 at 21:39, Alan Shutko wrote: LZW is patent-encumbered. GIFs do not need to be compressed. And loose all appeal instantly -- I did not vote for the Austrian government -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: GIMP and gif files
Mario Vukelic [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Fri, 2002-05-10 at 21:39, Alan Shutko wrote: LZW is patent-encumbered. GIFs do not need to be compressed. And loose all appeal instantly Maybe for you. As I posted the last time this came up, there are still uses. -- Alan Shutko [EMAIL PROTECTED] - In a variety of flavors! Anything cut to length will be too short. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: GIMP and gif files
On Fri, May 10, 2002 at 03:39:53PM -0400, Alan Shutko wrote: Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: GIF is a patented format. No, it isn't. Okay, technically it's LZW that's patented, but even I, the owner of nitpicking.com, didn't want to bother explaining in that level of detail. -- Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Manager, Dueling Modems Computer Forum http://dm.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: GIMP and gif files
Carl Fink writes: Okay, technically it's LZW that's patented, but even I, the owner of nitpicking.com, didn't want to bother explaining in that level of detail. It isn't an irrelevant detail. GIF's don't have to be compressed. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, Wisconsin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: GIMP and gif files
On Fri, 10 May 2002, Jim Lynch wrote: Is it just Debian or is GIMP not supporting gif files any longer? http://packages.debian.org/stable/graphics/gimp1.1-nonfree.html -- Baloo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
