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diff --git a/src/3rdparty/libtiff/html/v3.5.3.html b/src/3rdparty/libtiff/html/v3.5.3.html deleted file mode 100644 index e7910d9..0000000 --- a/src/3rdparty/libtiff/html/v3.5.3.html +++ /dev/null @@ -1,132 +0,0 @@ -<HTML> -<HEAD> -<TITLE> -Changes in TIFF v3.5.3 -</TITLE> -</HEAD> - -<BODY BGCOLOR=white> -<FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Sans"> -<FONT FACE="Arial, Helvetica, Sans"> - -<BASEFONT SIZE=4> -<B><FONT SIZE=+3>T</FONT>IFF <FONT SIZE=+2>C</FONT>HANGE <FONT SIZE=+2>I</FONT>NFORMATION</B> -<BASEFONT SIZE=3> - -<UL> -<HR SIZE=4 WIDTH=65% ALIGN=left> -<B>Current Version</B>: v3.5.3<BR> -<B>Previous Version</B>: <A HREF=v3.5.2.html>v3.5.2</a><BR> -<B>Master FTP Site</B>: <A HREF="ftp://ftp.onshore.com/pub/libtiff">ftp.onshore.com</a>, directory pub/libtiff</A><BR> -<B>Master HTTP Site</B>: <A HREF="http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff/">http://www.remotesensing.org/libtiff</a> -<HR SIZE=4 WIDTH=65% ALIGN=left> -</UL> - -<P> -This document describes the changes made to the software between the -<I>previous</I> and <I>current</I> versions (see above). -If you don't find something listed here, then it was not done in this -timeframe, or it was not considered important enough to be mentioned. -The following information is located here: -<UL> -<LI><A HREF="#configure">Changes in the software configuration</A> -<LI><A HREF="#libtiff">Changes in libtiff</A> -<LI><A HREF="#tools">Changes in the tools</A> -</UL> -<p> -The ChangeLog will follow, but please note the most important change: -LZW compression has been removed. -<p> -Unisys has the patent on LZW compression and have been very active in -their enforcement of late, demanding payments of $5000 or more from -websites using unlicensed software to create GIF's. They could well -do the same do persons using libtiff to create LZW compressed TIFF -images. -<p> -From <A HREF=http://burnallgifs.org>Burn All GIF's Day</a>: -<br> -<em>The catch is that it appears to be difficult or impossible to get a -Unisys license to use LZW in free software that complies with the Open -Source Definition</em> -<P> -Unfortunatly, the removal of LZW compression means that saved image size has -grown dramatically. Without a change in the TIFF spec to support -another lossless compression format, this is unavoidable. -<P> -The library can use zip for lossless compression, but as this is not -part of the spec, TIFFs using zip compression may not work with other -software -<P> -We will be making a patch available that will contain the LZW -compression code for users who have either obtained a license from -Unisys or are willing to risk it. -<p> -LZW decompression is unchanged. -<p> -<P><HR WIDTH=65% ALIGN=left> - -<A NAME="configure"><B><FONT SIZE=+3>C</FONT>HANGES IN THE SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION:</B></A> - -<UL> - <LI> Added zip creation to release makefile target - - -</UL> - -<P><HR WIDTH=65% ALIGN=left> - -<A NAME="libtiff"><B><FONT SIZE=+3>C</FONT>HANGES IN LIBTIFF:</B></A> - - -<UL> - - <LI> Added html for TIFFWriteTile.3t man page. - - <LI> Added some changes to tif_write.c to support rewriting existing - fixed sized tiles and strips. Code mods disabled by default, only - enabled if REWRITE_HACK is defined for now. - - <LI> Added TIFFWriteTile.3t man page. - - <LI> Added notes on use of makefile.vc in build.html, and fixed - email subscription address. - - <LI> Fixed apocalypse-inducing y2k bug in contrib/ras/ras2tiff.c - - <LI> Did some casts cleaning up to reduce compiler warnings in tif_fax3.c, - from Bruce Carmeron <cameron@petris.com> -- modifications of - changes made by Frank (sun cc still complained on cast). - - <LI> fixed various VC++ warnings as suggested by Gilles Vollant - <info@winimage.com>. - - <LI> Modified TIFFquery.3t man pages info on TIFFIsByteSwapped() to - not imply applications are responsible for image data swapping. - - <LI> HTML-ized the man pages, added to html/man - - <LI> Removed LZW Compression to comply with Unisys patent extortion. - - <LI> Corrected one remaining 16 -> 32 bit value in tif_fax3.c, - From Ivo Penzar <ivo.penzar@infolink-software.com. - - <LI> Added patch from Ivo Penzar to have TiffAdvanceDirectory handle - memory mapped files. <ivo.penzar@infolink-software.com> -</UL> - -<P><HR WIDTH=65% ALIGN=left> - -<A NAME="tools"><B><FONT SIZE=+3>C</FONT>HANGES IN THE TOOLS:</B></A> - -<UL> - <LI> Fixed apocalypse-inducing y2k bug in contrib/ras/ras2tiff.c -</UL> - -<A HREF="index.html"><IMG SRC="images/back.gif"></A> TIFF home page.<BR> - -<HR> - -Last updated $Date: 2004/11/26 14:37:20 $. - -</BODY> -</HTML> |