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README file for Whirlgif vers 3.0x

To create your own version of the minimizing version of whirlgif,

proceed as follows:

  1) Inspect the Makefile and perhaps make apropriate changes.

  2) Run make.  If you encounter problems, please mailto:dino@danbbs.dk

  3) Read the (pure ascii) file whirlgif.man or the formated version

     with the command:   nroff -man whirlgif.1 | more

  4) Take a look at the page

        http://www.danbbs.dk/~dino/whirlgif/guestbk.htm

     where user comments and bug reports are collected - and perhaps also

        http://www.danbbs.dk/~dino/whirlgif/examples.html

  5) Create your own animated GIFs or optimize the size of the ones

     you have created already.

This version of whirlgif contains an angorithm for en-coding GIF

files.  There may exist places in this world, where persons or

organizations claim to have a patent covering *all* possible

implementations of the LZW-algorithm.  Such persons or organizations

are requested to complain by E-mail to dino@danbbs.dk, so that their

claim can be publicized in connection with

     http://www.danbbs.dk/~dino/whirlgif/disclaimer.html

quickly after it has been received.

Hans Dinsen-Hansen, the owner of above page, claims the right

to comment on any such protests and to publish them in a form

which references his comments.

This software is provided solely "as is".  The authors disclaim all

responsibility and liability with respect to this software's usage,

its effect upon hardware, or its effect upon computer systems.  Apart

from this, the code is free for all.

There are copyright notices in the program texts.

Version 3.02 is also available from http://sources.isc.org/apps/graphics/