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2004.07.10 16:12 "Re: LZW and libtiff", by Frank Warmerdam
Andrey Kiselev wrote: > On Thu, Jul 08, 2004 at 06:14:18PM -0500, Bob Friesenhahn wrote: > > > Now that the Unisys LZW patent has expired world-wide (as of > > yesterday), what is libtiff's position on including LZW support in > > libtiff? If source for LZW is included by default, will support for > > LZW be enabled by default in libtiff? > > > I can merge LZW code back to the main trunk, if nobody can't give a > reason not to do that. It is not an issue for me, because there are no > software patents in my country, but LZW code was separated to help users > to avoid problems in their countries, so if someone has opinions against > LZW, please, tell us. > > All libtiff codecs and features are enabled by default, and LZW will do > after inclusion. Andrey, I think for the 3.7.0 release you should merge the LZW support back into the main code tree and enable it by default. Best regards, -- ---------------------------------------+-------------------------------------- I set the clouds in motion - turn up | Frank Warmerdam, warmerdam@pobox.com light and sound - activate the windows | http://pobox.com/~warmerdam and watch the world go round - Rush | Geospatial Programmer for Rent