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<h2>Why There Are No GIF files on GNU Web Pages</h2> |
<h2>Why There Are No GIF files on GNU Web Pages</h2> |
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<p><strong>While this story is an historical illustration of the danger of |
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software patents, these particular patents are now no longer a concern. As |
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of the end of September 2006, it is now safe again to use static |
illustration of the danger of software patents, these |
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GIFs.</strong></p> |
particular patents are now no longer a concern (see |
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There are no GIFs on the GNU web site because of the patents (Unisys |
There are no GIFs on the GNU web site because of the patents (Unisys |