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GIF Support Returns to GD

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the celebrate-good-times-come-on dept.

g_adams27 writes "Legions of geeks and developers owe a debt of gratitude to Tom Boutell and his "gd" library, which powers the drawing and graphic-generating tools used by dozens of open-source projects. And now, with the expiration of the last Unisys patent on the GIF format, support for GIFs has finally been reinserted in gd. The GIF/PNG/MNG wars may continue, but having more options is good!"

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  1. Choosy moms choose GIF! by endeitzslash · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Only funny if you know how it's pronounced.

    1. Re:Choosy moms choose GIF! by maxchaote · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Thank you!
      Finally, someone else who knows how it was originally pronounced!

      I shall treasure this link always... looks like I've got some forwardin' to do. <EG>

    2. Re:Choosy moms choose GIF! by narcc · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Mod parent Flamebait! The last think we need is that stupid "How to pronounce GIF" war to start all over again! And we *just* went through all that when the last Unisys patent expired.

      I say GIF with a G like Gorilla -- others say GIF like the peanut butter. We all know how it was origionally pronounced. If you pronounce GIF like the peanut butter, I think of JIFF not GIF. Other people don't. I pronounce it wrong for clarity. Other people pronounce it properly, for the sake of being proper.

      I don't personally care how you pronounce it. After all, I'm reading this discussion, not hearing it.

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