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FLIF is encumbered by GPL, so it is unlikely to make its way into digital cameras.
by jason_s 11y ago
FLIF is encumbered by GPL, so it is unlikely to make its way into digital cameras.
- jaredcheeda 11y agoThe first official version of FLIF has not been released yet, and currently they are discussing releasing it under Apache 2 or MPL (Mozilla Public License).
- jonsneyers 11y ago1) How does a GPL'ed reference implementation prevent digital cameras from using the format? 2) The reference implementation will most likely change to a more permissive license, cf https://github.com/FLIF-hub/FLIF/issues/192 https://github.com/FLIF-hub/FLIF/issues/192 3) If digital cameras would use FLIF, they would probably need to implement a simplified encoder in hardware, e.g. one that uses a hardcoded (set of) MANIAC tree(s) and only uses a subset of the available encoding options. Otherwise it will be too slow.