Re: [ProgSoc] the gimp

[Telford Tendys <telford@nospam.progsoc.uts.edu.au>]

> > Are you using debian? The gimp on the debian main tree does not handle gifs 
> > and tiffs due to patent problems but the non-free version does.
> 
> That would explain it. Is there a patch or plugin that will do it, or will
> I have to download the whole thing again?
> 
> btw when does the gif patent expire?

Who cares? The png format is better and unpatented and if we all take our
freedom seriously and decide to throw our support behind that format then
gif will die long before the patent does.

	- Tel
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