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Re: gif patents on GNU web pages


From: Simon Josefsson
Subject: Re: gif patents on GNU web pages
Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:50:47 +0100
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address@hidden (Karl Berry) writes:

> In the past, it was common practice to put the "GNU head" image on GNU
> software web pages with the text "no gifs due to patent problems",
> linking to http://gnu.org/philosophy/gif.html.
>
> Well, the gif patents have expired (we updated the gif.html page), so
> that statement should be removed or changed now.  Personally I just
> removed it from the pages for my packages, it was the easiest thing to
> do.

FYI, maintain.texi in gnulib still says:

  Web pages for GNU packages should not include GIF images, since the GNU
  project avoids GIFs due to patent problems.  @xref{Ethical and
  Philosophical Consideration}.

Rather than removing the paragraph, I'd prefer if it explained that
the patent expired, and that gif's are now OK.  Here is a strawman:

  Historically, web pages for GNU packages should not include GIF
  images, because of patent problems, @xref{Ethical and Philosophical
  Consideration}.  However, the patent have expired, and using GIF
  images is now acceptable.

/Simon




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