Re: [cobalt-users] Raq3i + OS update 4 = broken webalizer :-(

[Jeff Lasman <jblists@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Jens Kristian Søgaard wrote:

> Well, not entirely correct. It is to avoid _patent_ problems, and it is
> UniSys and IBM that owns the patent. It is not on the GIF format itself, but
> rather on the LZW compression algorithm used in the GIF format. As far as I
> recall, the patent will run out in a few years...

Sorry about the mistakes; I was speaking with Dan Kriwitsky on the
telephone when I read your post, and he'd just finished telling me the
same thing.

> The trouble he's seeing with webalizer is exactly why, I choose to use
> static linked webalizer in our PKG files. It is much easier to handle.
> Especially on the RaQ4, where you can break the Cobalt PHP version by
> upgrading the GD library yourself.

I agree that static-linked is better in this case.  Do you sell your pkg
or give it away?  Please advise onlist or offlist.

Jeff
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