- From: <sean.odonnell@sentia.ie>
- Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 13:22:30 +0100
- To: www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org
Hi There, its all very simple, the moment the W3C Standards include patented technology, is the moment W3C Standards become irrelevant to me. Speaking as a software developer the attractions of following the standards are two fold. 1. Interoperability 2. A level playing field. Part 2 is very important. The company / organization implementing the standard does not require deep pockets. A college student can make an implementation as easily as Microsoft. Where would http be without apache? would apache exist if http was a patented technology and the apache foundation had to charge a royalty for every copy shipped? In short in the event that patented technologies begin to become included in W3C Standards, I hope some other organisation will arrive to take its place, and carry on the good work. This message expresses only my personal opinion and does not necessarily represent the opinion of my employer, Sentia Technologies. Sean O'Donnell Chief Technology Officer Sentia Technologies Ltd. Sentia House 104 Coolmine Business Park Dublin 15 Ireland e-mail sean.odonnell@sentia.ie web http://www.sentia.ie phone + 353 1 821 9020 fax + 353 1 821 9025 mobile + 353 86 854 3389
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