Re: Future-proofing SANE.

From: Jonathan Buzzard (jonathan@buzzard.org.uk)
Date: Thu Sep 21 2000 - 08:22:20 PDT

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    >
    > do you think it makes sense to compile a sane version of today in 2003?
    >
    > There is no real advantage to use GIF or LZW today, there still exist
    > formats that are at least as good as GIF or LZW. In 3 years GIF and
    > LZW may be irrelevant at all. If not we still can include it then.
    > (BTW is the Year 2003 correct that the LZW algorithem gets free?)
    >

    Yes, sometime in July if memory serves me correct. By the time it's
    free it's likely not to matter. Though it does not matter just yet
    for me.

    JAB.

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