OT: reducing gif

[Geert Janssens]

Greg Hamilton wrote:
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> Unisys hold a patent on the LZW compression algorithm and like to charge 
> a per-copy fee for programs which use the algorithm. PNG is a Free 
> alternative which provides similar loss-less compression.
> 

Although this is not really a direct answer to the original question, I 
thought I'd mention that the patent on LZW has expired in the US.

In most of Europe, it will expire somewhere in June, in Japan, that will 
be July.

More info on this can be found at http://www.unisys.com/about__unisys/lzw/

Cheers,

Geert