(keitai-l) Re: 24-bit PNG images to EZWeb phones?

From: Mika Tuupola <tuupola_at_appelsiini.net> Date: 08/22/01 Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.05.10108221456180.13436-100000@aurinko.taivas.com>

On Wed, 22 Aug 2001, Kyle Barrow wrote:

> What was DoCoMo thinking when the settled on the GIF format when PNG was
> available and the licensing problems with UNISYS infamous?

	It does not affect DoCoMo much. IIRC only gif writers (programs
	which generate gif images) need licensing, gif readers (programs
	which display gif images) not. Not 100% sure about this though.

	Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

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Mika Tuupola                      http://www.appelsiini.net/~tuupola/

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