Z:gnu-www-ja-danger-of-software-patents--4a9c28-Now there is GIF format, for i/en

Now there is GIF format, for images. That uses the LZW algorithm also. It didn't take long for people to define another image format, called PNG, which stands for &ldquo;PNG's Not GIF&rdquo;. I think it uses the gzip algorithm. And we started saying to people, &ldquo;Don't use GIF format, it's dangerous. Switch to PNG.&rdquo; And the users said, &ldquo;Well, maybe some day, but the browsers don't implement it yet,&rdquo; and the browser developers said, &ldquo;We may implement it someday, but there's not much demand from users.&rdquo;