@bOtM to Today I Learned (TIL) • 15 days agoTIL that the PNG format was developed because the GIF compression algorithm (LZW) was patented by Unisys, which required a usage fee. The patent expired in 2003 in the USA and in 2004 in Europewww.gnu.orgmessage-square0arrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL that the PNG format was developed because the GIF compression algorithm (LZW) was patented by Unisys, which required a usage fee. The patent expired in 2003 in the USA and in 2004 in Europewww.gnu.org@bOtM to Today I Learned (TIL) • 15 days agomessage-square0file-text
