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2007.06.29 19:44 "Re: Obsolete libtiff.org Web Site", by Edward Lam
Perhaps it might help though if the http://remotesensing.org/libtiff homepage has the word "Official" in the title? And/or add some link there explaining all this. -Edward Frank Warmerdam wrote: > Kevin Myers wrote: >> Dear libtiff maintainers, >> >> What I am about to say may be old news to most of you on this list, so >> apologies if this topic has already been discussed. >> >> Are you aware that there is an obsolete libtiff web site located at >> http://www.libtiff.org ? >> >> Since that web site has all the appearances of an "official" web site, >> it can be confusing to someone like me who only deals with libtiff >> infrequently. But that web site hasn't been updated since libtiff >> 3.6.1, so if you download from there you get an obsolete version, and >> it makes it look like libtiff isn't actively being maintained. >> >> Shouldn't that web site either be deleted, or changed to re-direct >> visitors to the new web site? When I first viewed it, I thought that >> the site at remotesensing.org was merely a mirror, and didn't realize >> until later that there were very significant differences. > > Kevin, > > Yes, this is old news. > > Due to a slip up on our part the dns entry libtiff.org fell into the > hands of DNS pirates and was sold to the current owner for several > thousand euros to harvest it's positive google karma for a link farm. > > It is out of our control. Really. Honestly. And I'd rather not > angst over it any more. > > Best regards,