http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/WD-patent-policy-20010816/

I am not writing this to beg you not to implement this hypocritical policy
that you've had tucked away and hidden from most of the web development
community. If the W3 wishes to destroy itself, that is the W3's decision and
no comment will prevent it. However, I'd be willing to bet that if this
policy is implemented, 10 years from now the initials "W3C" will be
virtually unknown except to those who "once" called themselves members (and
most of them may not want to admit it).

Here is a question you need to add to your FAQ (I'd like to hear how it gets
answered)....
- How (specifically) will this benefit the Web Development community? 

Received on Tuesday, 2 October 2001 17:21:46 UTC