LT: NO to RAND Proposal

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I have been an Internet user since 1994 and now work
within the industry at the infrastructure level. I am
firmly opposed to the enshrinement of non-royalty-free
corporate patents as W3C standards.

I consider this proposal to be completely unacceptable
from both a technical and ethical standpoint, and I ask
that the W3C abandon this venture.

With RAND, the W3C would be gambling with the very future
of open networks and protocols. I am opposed to this crap
shoot (conducted on behalf of corporations like Kodak) and
pray that the W3C sees the error and rish inherent in this
proposal.

Thank you,

T.D.
Toronto, Canada
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Received on Sunday, 30 September 2001 16:41:22 UTC