On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 09:58:40AM +0100, Alex Dupre wrote:
> Alexey Dokuchaev ha scritto:
> >Per libungif's pkg-descr, it's not just being unencumbered by patents, but
> >also "implements a superset of that [giflib's] library's API".
>
> It's a superset because it doesn't implement the LZW patented compression.
Shouldn't it read "subset" in this case then?
> >Regardless
> >of the possible API and patent issues, what makes libgif a 'preferred'
> >solution?
>
> The fact that they shared the same codebase and now only giflib is
> developed (and has also LZW compression).
Ah, well, if giflib is currently being developed, and libungif is not (i.e.
essentially being abandonware), then I don't have any objection on moving to
giflib. Thanks for the insight Alex.
../danfe
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