Why is AWare Systems hosting this archive?
Simply because we feel it’s worth it. The archive is a vast resource of TIFF and LibTiff related knowledge. Many very respectable people have contributed to it, over the years. Sam, Frank, Andrey, and many others have done a fine job looking after the code all this time. They are sharing this free and open library as a community service, and we love them for it. So we were really happy to be able to make a modest contribution of our own.
