www/server fsf-html-style-sheet.html

[Karl Berry]

CVSROOT:        /web/www
Module name:    www
Changes by:     Karl Berry <karl>       06/10/23 14:13:39

Modified files:
        server         : fsf-html-style-sheet.html 

Log message:
        grammar, jpeg 2000 patents

CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/server/fsf-html-style-sheet.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.31&r2=1.32

Patches:
Index: fsf-html-style-sheet.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/server/fsf-html-style-sheet.html,v
retrieving revision 1.31
retrieving revision 1.32
diff -u -b -r1.31 -r1.32
--- fsf-html-style-sheet.html   16 Oct 2006 15:21:36 -0000      1.31
+++ fsf-html-style-sheet.html   23 Oct 2006 14:13:33 -0000      1.32
@@ -388,19 +388,20 @@
     those with slow Internet access and/or text-only WWW browsers.
   </LI>
   <LI>
-    In the past, GIFs have had patent problems.  However, now that the IBM
-    and Unisys patents (and other patents world-wide that are relevant
-    to LZW compression), GIFs that are based on the 87a or 89a standard
-    are acceptable.  Please be wary of proprietary applications that may
-    include non-standard patented technologies (we'd prefer you use free
-    software applications when authoring for our websites).  In general,
-    PNG or JPEG format, are still safe, and are probably better from a
-    technical standpoint.  For details regarding the old GIF problem, see
-    <A href="/philosophy/gif.html">http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/gif.html</A>.
+    In the past, GIFs have had patent problems.  However, now that the
+    IBM and Unisys patents (and other patents world-wide that are
+    relevant to LZW compression) have expired, GIFs that are based on
+    the 87a or 89a standard are acceptable.  Please be wary of
+    proprietary applications that may include non-standard patented
+    technologies (we'd prefer you use free software applications when
+    authoring for our websites).  In general, PNG or JPEG format, are
+    still safe, and are probably better from a technical standpoint.
+    For details regarding the old GIF problem, see <A
+    href="/philosophy/gif.html">http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/gif.html</A>.
     Other formats are also allowed, though JPEG is the one most widely
     recognized by Web browsers, (be careful with JPEG 2000, as well as
     PNG alpha channels, as it includes features not fully supported by
-    older browsers).
+    older browsers, and has potential patent issues as well).
   </LI>
   <LI>Before you take any graphics or text from another Web site,
        please ask for permission to use it.  It's polite to do so.
@@ -505,7 +506,7 @@
 <P>
 Updated:
 <!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2006/10/16 15:21:36 $ $Author: sinuhe $
+$Date: 2006/10/23 14:13:33 $ $Author: karl $
 <!-- timestamp end -->
 </P>
 </DIV>