RE: [Bug-gnubg] Re: Tutorial 2.00 - Comments

[Martin Janke]

On Tue, 2003-07-01 at 23:42, Albert Silver wrote:
> I have to run as I have a dinner, but just to answer about GIFs. I know
> the reason, but I read that the patent on it is about to expire in which
> case it becomes public domain. Questions were even asked on the use of
> PNG in that case.


The GIF patent has expired on 20th June in the US, but not in Europe, Japan and 
Canada.