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From: Ernie Schroder <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 2004/01/04 Sun AM 09:17:40 EST
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] gimp and gif files
Collins,
My ".gif" is greyed out in the pull down list too but I can save a
file as a gif by selecting "save by extension" and naming the file
xxx.gif. I can then successfully open that file. I'm not sure why
this happens but it may have something to do with the gif format and
the GPL. I seem to remember some patent cruft a while back.
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There is definitely patent/copyright issues. I think they expire sometime in 2004?
Either way, there can be no open-source program that creates gifs ... somehow this is
the way thing are ...
Neuros.
I offer no warranty with this advice.
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