quote:Originally posted by DeadReckoner:
(2) ENHANCEMENT. Why the limit on JPGs only? GIFs are JPGs, aren't they? (as Yogi Berra might say, if he were a computer guy)
That was probably done for legal reasons. However, GIFs are no longer under the tyrant's thumb, as the compression patent has expired. (Ding, dong, the witch is dead!)
Another reason might be to prevent people from uploading (ugh) animated avatars.