Re: [Gimp-developer] The issue of JPEG Patents?

2004-04-25 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, Joao S. O. Bueno [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Some Linux distributions, as well as popular windows binary packages come out without the GIF plug-in. It is usually downloadable as a separate plug-in with a note for the patent issues. This can be a major PITA sometimes (you need to do GIF,

Re: [Gimp-developer] The issue of JPEG Patents?

2004-04-24 Thread Alan Horkan
On Fri, 23 Apr 2004, Daniel Rogers wrote: Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2004 22:47:49 -0700 From: Daniel Rogers [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Joao S. O. Bueno [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Alan Horkan [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Gimp-developer] The issue of JPEG Patents? Joao S. O. Bueno wrote

Re: [Gimp-developer] The issue of JPEG Patents?

2004-04-24 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, Alan Horkan [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I was thinking that Jpeg support might have to be preemptively removed like Gif support was removed. (Although the Gif patents have expired in America and will expire in Europe in June) When was GIF support removed and why didn't I notice? Sven

Re: [Gimp-developer] The issue of JPEG Patents?

2004-04-23 Thread Daniel Rogers
Joao S. O. Bueno wrote: On Friday 23 April 2004 18:39, Alan Horkan wrote: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/04/23/forgent_jpeg_suit/ Has the issue of Jpeg Patents been brought up yet? (a quick but not thorough search suggests not) hmmm...What about waiting until october, and THEM start the