The libtiff software was written by Sam Leffler while working for
Silicon Graphics.<p>
-The LZW algorithm is derived from the compress program (the proper
-attribution is included in the source code). The Group 3 fax stuff
-originated as code from Jef Poskanzer, but has since been rewritten
-several times. The latest version uses an algorithm from Frank
-Cringle -- consult <TT>libtiff/mkg3states.c</TT> and
-<TT>libtiff/tif_fax3.h</TT> for further information.
-The JPEG support was written by Tom Lane and is dependent on the
-excellent work of Tom Lane and the Independent JPEG Group (IJG)
-who distribute their work under friendly licensing similar to this
-software.
-Many other people have by now helped with bug fixes and code; a
-few of the more persistent contributors have been:
+The LZW algorithm is derived from the compress program (the proper attribution
+is included in the source code). The Group 3 fax stuff originated as code
+from Jef Poskanzer, but has since been rewritten several times. The latest
+version uses an algorithm from Frank Cringle -- consult
+<TT>libtiff/mkg3states.c</TT> and <TT>libtiff/tif_fax3.h</TT> for further
+information. The JPEG support was written by Tom Lane and is dependent on the
+excellent work of Tom Lane and the Independent JPEG Group (IJG) who distribute
+their work under friendly licensing similar to this software. Joris Van Damme
+implemented the robust Old JPEG decoder (as included in libtiff since version
+3.9.0, there was another Old JPEG module in older releases, which was
+incomplete and unsuitable for many existing images of that format). JBIG
+module was written by Lee Howard and depends on JBIG library from the Markus
+Kuhn. Many other people have by now helped with bug fixes and code; a few of
+the more persistent contributors have been:
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Bjorn P. Brox
Bob Friesenhahn
Lee Howard
Joris Van Damme
+ Tavis Ormandy
+ Richard Nolde
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(my apology to anyone that was inadvertently not listed.)
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