[REBOL] Re: JPEG patent
From: carl:cybercraft at: 19-Jul-2002 10:24
On 19-Jul-02, Chris wrote:
> Hi,
> Have REBOL got a license for JPEG?
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/26272.html
> JPEGs are not free: Patent holder pursues IP grab
> Yes, just when you thought the software patents stupidity couldn't
> get any worse....
(:
The article is talking about "transmitting", with streaming being what
they're interested in long-term I suspect. REBOL can only read JPGs,
so, maybe it doesn't qualify? How was the GIF patent sorted out? Is
it that you need a licence to both read & write them, or just for
writing?
--
Carl Read
