- From: Jason Antony <s1118355@student.gu.edu.au>
- Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 21:14:21 +1000
- To: www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org
Adam Warner wrote: > > Jason Antony wrote: > > > > One of the obstacles preventing a royalty-free SVG [Scalable Vector > > Graphics] recommendation is a patent that Apple holds. > > Are you sure? > > http://www.w3.org/2001/07/SVG10-IPR-statements.html > > "Apple informed the SVG 1.0 Working Group very early in the SVG 1.0 > process of the patent they listed in their license statement. The SVG > Working Group made a concerted effort to produce a specification that > does not require implementors to infringe the patent." I intended to point out that this patent had caused an issue in the development of the SVG specification. This is what 30+ hours sans sleep does to my memory. Regardless, it's an inexcusable error on my behalf. I apologise for any confusion owing to my mistake, and applaud Apple for its honesty. Thanks for pointing it out, Adam. Cheers Jason
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