Hello. I've read--with not a little horror--that the World Wide Web Consortium is considering 'patenting' web standards. I would like to point out that the notion is ridiculous and unenforceable. Worse, it will encourage developers to use non-standard, perhaps proprietary web formats in order to avoid ridiculous fees. I find it breath-taking that after years of delay, developers are finally taking the notion of standards compliance seriously; and you make this move. It's wrong-headed, it's crass, and ultimately if you adopt this strategy you will heap an unbelievable amount of scorn upon yourself. And I'll be one of the first with a big shovel. Best, Ray Drainville Director _____________________________________________________ Argument from Design-Web & Multimedia Western House 239 Western Road Sheffield S10 1LE UK Phone: 44 (0) 114 266 7712 ray@ardes.com | http://www.ardes.comReceived on Monday, 1 October 2001 14:43:27 GMT
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