- From: Glen Harman <gharman@erols.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 15:17:47 -0400
- To: <www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org>
As a software engineer and web developer who frequently implements and works with w3c standards, I strongly oppose the proposal to accept the incorporation of non-royalty-free technology in w3c standards. People everywhere... large corporations and small developers alike.. have come to rely on web protocols and standards being royalty free. Not only has this maximized acceptance of w3c web standards, it has served to further promote RF standards. It has also had a profound positive impact on the cost of using the web for business purposes... keeping costs down, not only for corporations but end users as well. There is certainly room for non-royalty-free technology on the net. But it is the RF standards which have in fact enabled the Internet and allowed it to become what it is today. Allowing non-RF technology to seep into core standards (which WILL happen if you continue down this path) will drive up costs for everyone, and result in less competition and less innovation. I surely hope some of you are capable of putting self-interests aside, and doing what is right for the net [community]. Which is, resisting royalty based technology when developing web related standards.
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