LZW patent expiration (was: Re: [Seth-Trips] Biella at the Beach, June 14)

[Seth David Schoen]

Da Mystik Homeboy writes:

> Apologies for the un-p.c. gif format Seth- The jpeg dump wasn't coming out
> to well... I'll be more than happy to put up a png if you grab me one..

Well, that reminds me.  The LZW patent will expire in just 17 days.
So we ought to have some kind celebration of that.

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