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Why can Allegro read GIF files?

April 26, 2017Allegro files GIF read

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Why can Allegro read GIF files?

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Unisys has a patent on the LZW compression algorithm that is used by the GIF format. We want everything in Allegro to be freely usable without any restrictions whatsoever, which means we can’t include any code that is subject to licensing or the payment of royalties.