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Re: php and gif
- To: Mike Almogy <lizard(at-nospam)macam98.ac.il>
- Subject: Re: php and gif
- From: Moshe Zadka <moshez(at-nospam)math.huji.ac.il>
- Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 12:37:22 +0200 (IST)
- cc: Linux-IL <linux-il(at-nospam)linux.org.il>
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- In-Reply-To: <003e01c04d54$a2b16420$1dce72c0@mofet.macam.ac.il>
- Reply-To: Moshe Zadka <moshez(at-nospam)math.huji.ac.il>
- Sender: linux-il-bounce(at-nospam)cs.huji.ac.il
On Mon, 13 Nov 2000, Mike Almogy wrote:
> Hi.
>
> Ok, i installed the latest GD rpm that i found in rpmfind.net.
> Now i want to recompaile my php and i got an error saying that i do not have support to gif.(Da . . .)
> Any idea how to disable the gif support or something in php ?
There can be no GIF support in free software products because of patent
issues. You can, however, use PNG just fine. There are many (legal,
free) convertors GIF->PNG (this is not covered by the patent).
All current browsers support PNG just fine.
Burn All Gifs!
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Moshe Zadka <moshez@math.huji.ac.il> -- 95855124
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