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Article #189225Re: Possible danger in lzh or zip modes
From: Chris Swanson
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1991 20:57
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 1991 20:57
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>>>>> On 12 Apr 91 21:12:53 GMT, >>>>> in message <9104122112.AA13847@mole.gnu.ai.mit.edu>, >>>>> rms@GNU.AI.MIT.EDU (Richard Stallman) wrote: rms> An Emacs mode to examine zip files probably must do lzw rms> uncompression, which means that distributing one could get you rms> lawsuit threats from Unisys. rms> I don't know what lzh format is; it may have the same problem, or rms> it may not, depending on what kind of algorithm is needed to work rms> with those files. lzh is the format used by the archiving program 'lharc' that is in standard use in the Amiga community. I believe it uses the L-Z algorithm, so it probably does come under the Unisys patent. rms> In the long run, the community will be better off if it makes a rms> clean break and eliminates entirely the use of patented rms> algorithms (unless we can overturn the patents). rms> For more information on the problems of software patents, send mail to rms> league@prep.ai.mit.edu. -Chris -- Chris Swanson, Chem/CS/Pre-med Undergrad, St. Olaf College, Northfield,MN 55057 DDN: (CDS6) INTERNET: swansonc@acc.stolaf.edu UUCP: uunet!stolaf!swansonc AT&T: Work: (507)-645-4528 Home: (507)-663-6424 I would deny this reality, but that wouldn't pay the bills...
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103b8b,a08aab4ba3e56953 X-Google-Attributes: gid103b8b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-04-14 14:52:56 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!fauern!ira.uka.de!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!spool.mu.edu!cs.umn.edu!uc!noc.MR.NET!news.stolaf.edu!news.stolaf.edu!swansonc From: swansonc@acc.stolaf.edu (Chris Swanson) Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Subject: Re: Possible danger in lzh or zip modes Message-ID: <SWANSONC.91Apr14155713@grendel1.acc.stolaf.edu> Date: 14 Apr 91 20:57:13 GMT References: <NELSON.91Apr12115730@sun.clarkson.edu> <9104122112.AA13847@mole.gnu.ai.mit.edu> Sender: news@news.stolaf.edu Followup-To: gnu.emacs.help Organization: St. Olaf College / N.E.T. Ambulance Lines: 30 In-Reply-To: rms@GNU.AI.MIT.EDU's message of 12 Apr 91 21:12:53 GMT