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From: Bob Friesenhahn <bfriesen@simple.dallas.tx.us>
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On Sat, 18 Dec 2004, Joris wrote:

>> They may do this because
>> some TIFF files are created with the wrong setting and users complain.
>
> They may do this because 'it seems that these popular applications always assume
> the normal case'.
>
> Food for thought, I think. Your universal reasoning 'it's not a bug, it's a
> compatibility feature', consistently results in propagating the bug. In the end,

Please do not attribute to me the bug that other packages support. 
Do not shoot the messenger.  Software I maintain attempts to adhere to 
the specifications.

Bob
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