Re: Re: Bigotry ?? [was --> Re: What is Linux ?]

[Pallav Nawani <pallav99@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 3 Jun 2000, rohit sharma wrote:

> 
> Hey,
> 
> 	A few thoughts from my end. 
> 
> > royalties for an industry standard format that had been available
> > freely for years, only because it holds the IP rights over it (eg.
> > Unisys) ?
> 
> And why shouldn't it? or rather why can't it charge? Legally if the
> company holds the rights it can do what it wants. Instead of whining about
> it shouldn't a new standard format (not owned by anybody/developed by a
> non profit group) be developed? Didn't the same happen with BSD?

As a matter of fact a new standard /was/ developed. It is the PNG
(Portable Network Graphics) Format.

pallav
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