[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >>>>>> "Alan" == Alan Shutko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Alan> Iirc, other distributions have a gif plugin which uses > Alan> libungif (ie, uncompressed and unencumbered by patents). > Alan> Any reason ours doesn't? > > I believe that's only for uncompressing gifs and displaying them.
Nope: [11:22:29] wesley:~ $ apt-cache show libungif3g [...] The libungif library is a specially modified version of giflib which is free of the Unisys LZW patent. It can read all GIFs, but only write uncompressed GIFs. If you need to be able to write compressed GIFs, you can install the non-free giflib packages instead (which may not be available on CD). Uncompressed GIFs may not make sense in many cases, but since not all browsers support MNG yet, I've used uncompressed animated GIFs in the past. -- Alan Shutko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - In a variety of flavors! God made the world in six days, and was arrested on the seventh. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
