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LEGAL STUFF
Copyright (C) 1989, 1990, 1993-1995, 1999 Kirk Lauritz Johnson
Parts of the source code (as marked) are:
Copyright (C) 1989, 1990, 1991 by Jim Frost
Copyright (C) 1992 by Jamie Zawinski <jwz@lucid.com>
Permission to use, copy, modify and freely distribute xearth for
non-commercial and not-for-profit purposes is hereby granted
without fee, provided that both the above copyright notice and
this permission notice appear in all copies and in supporting
documentation.
Unisys Corporation holds worldwide patent rights on the Lempel Zev
Welch (LZW) compression technique employed in the CompuServe GIF
image file format as well as in other formats. Unisys has made it
clear, however, that it does not require licensing or fees to be
paid for freely distributed, non-commercial applications (such as
xearth) that employ LZW/GIF technology. Those wishing further
information about licensing the LZW patent should contact Unisys
directly at (lzw_info@unisys.com) or by writing to
Unisys Corporation
Welch Licensing Department
M/S-C1SW19
P.O. Box 500
Blue Bell, PA 19424
The author makes no representations about the suitability of this
software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" without express
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