On Sun, 4 Jan 2004 01:13:25 -0500 (EST) [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > We are remastering a Live CD, either mepis or knoppix, for our site > starryskies.com and would rather use the Debian packages of Open > Office, however I read that gifs are a problem with the Debian > version, is that correct? > > I thought the LZW patent had expired and this was no longer an issue.
The LZW patent has expired in the USA and will expire sometime this year in Europe (don't know when, sorry). Best regards Andreas -- Andreas Tscharner [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning." -- Rich Cook