On Fri, 3 Dec 1999, Raul Miller wrote: > > By the time woody is released, it's likely the gif patent will have > > expired.
On Fri, Dec 03, 1999 at 03:34:58PM +0100, Nils Jeppe wrote: > Patents are good for 17 years or so. When was lzw patented? And when was > it patented in countries other than the US? Remember, Debian is global. The law's been changed, 20 years. Which means that it lasts until June 19, 2003. Oh well. -- Raul
