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From: ernest@pegasus.dsg.tandem.com (Ernest Hua)
Newsgroups: comp.graphics
Subject: Usage of GIF formats in software (legal question)
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Date: 24 May 91 19:52:43 GMT
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Apparently, there is a statement in the GIF87a and GIF89a documents that
require software using GIF to do BLAH.  Could someone please tell me
what "using GIF" means?

It would be good to spell out when software does not have to do BLAH, and when
software does has to do BLAH along with examples.

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Ernest Hua, Associate Design Engineer                         ernest@tandem.com
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