[ale] Re: [NTLUG:Discuss] Re: [svlug] EVENT: Burn All GIFs Day.

Jim Kinney jkinney at teller.physics.emory.edu
Mon Aug 30 09:13:04 EDT 1999


My $.02.

Why comply? It only adds credence to their claim that software is
patentable. I am simply ignoring their claim until a court orders me to do
otherwise. At the point where the browsers my students use can support png
to the extent that the can with gifs, I will happily make the change.
Until then, I think a better tactic for the courts to consider is the
common-use after publication of standards should supercede patent claims.

Bah, patents.

James Kinney M.S.Physics		jkinney at teller.physics.emory.edu
Educational Technology Specialist	404-727-4734
Department of Physics Emory University	http://teller.physics.emory.edu






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