[MPlayer-dev-eng] [PATCH] configure srcipt failed with --enable-gif

[Arwed von Merkatz]

On Fri, Jun 20, 2003 at 03:31:47PM +0200, Alex Beregszaszi wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> > OK, so I see what the problem is. Maybe if we just wait a few weeks,
> > the whole detection nonsense will be a non-issue? Unisys patent
> > expires very soon now so hopefully people will stop using this stupid
> > libungif...
> Exactly on the 20th of June .. oh.. so it's today ;)
 
Only for the USA, the patent in some european countries is still valid
for about a year.

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