Re: Request for a hi-speed bitmap compression format standard

Am Sam, 2003-08-16 um 07.10 schrieb Gavin Lambert:
> At 11:24 13/08/2003 -0400, Glenn Randers-Pehrson wrote:
>  >
>  >It would be interesting to see speed results for LZW (GIF) 
> compared
>  >to your other tests.  LZW becomes available for free use world 
> wide
>  >next summer.
> 
> I thought the LZW patent expired in June this year?

Yes in the US, but in Europe, Canada and Japan it won't expire until
July next year.

See also: http://freeimage.sourceforge.net/developers.html


Markus



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