Jan Vroonhof <vroonhof(a)math.ethz.ch> writes in xemacs-beta(a)xemacs.org:
Aren't all versions of XEmacs GIF support still available in the
CVS
tree? Hmm, that is probably a problem legally.
Yup, and on the ftp site.
Um, removing this history is roughly equivalent to purging the world
of XEmacs.
I guess this is a realistic example of why Richard is so paranoid
about patches going into FSF Emacs.