* Roland Stigge ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [040219 10:10]: > Brian M. Carlson wrote: > > > I wonder if it is still possible for sarge to be released before 7 > > > July 2004 (international expiration of US4558302). If not, we could > > > start to move GIF/LZW patent encumbered packages from non-free and > > > contrib to main. > > > They will most likely not be moved until the patent expires. Packages > > that contain LZW code should not be in contrib; they should be in > > non-free because they cannot be practiced under a DFSG-free license.
> Consider hyperlatex. It's in contrib because it depends on > netpbm-nonfree (generating .gifs). That's what I meant with the above. And I'd really like to move the gif-generating code to main before sarge - however, I'm waiting for patent expiry (speaking that as maintainer of netpbm-nonfree). Cheers, Andi -- http://home.arcor.de/andreas-barth/ PGP 1024/89FB5CE5 DC F1 85 6D A6 45 9C 0F 3B BE F1 D0 C5 D1 D9 0C
