- From: Matthew Boulos <twig-man@home.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 17:12:07 -0400
- To: <www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org>
Dear W3, The power, usefulness, and practicality of the standards set forth by your consortium has been the ability for anyone, anywhere, to implement them. There has never been any reliance on a third party in order to implement your standards. This has allowed for easy adoption and expansion into unexpected areas. If we consider the value of free software, and its very strong dependence on your standards, it will be rather obvious that allowing patents will hold back the industry more than it will assist. Please consider this very strongly, as my view is shared by many, and I hope that it is taken into consideration. Yours truly, Matthew Boulos
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