- From: Adam Warner <lists@consulting.net.nz>
- Date: 01 Oct 2001 11:03:57 +1200
- To: www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org
> Message-Id: <200109302301.f8UN1Cl21603@cvs.openbsd.org> > To: www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org > Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 17:01:12 -0600 > From: Theo de Raadt <deraadt@cvs.openbsd.org> > Subject: Please extend the comment deadline > > Please extend the deadline. As the mailing list shows, most people > just became aware of this in the last 24 hours. If this is to be an > open conversation, then it must be handled in an open fashion -- so > extend it for another week at least so that you can see exactly how > much of an issue most people have with this absolute stupid proposal. > > Every time I go to an IETF meet, I am actively fighting against > permitting such license controlled components into standards. > > I must also say that this very much smells like the Open Group has > gotten involved (remember, those are the misnamed guys who tried to > make X11 not free) "W3C Members Apple, AT&T, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, ILOG, Microsoft, Nortel Networks, The Open Group, Philips Electronics, Reuters, and Sun worked on this draft together with W3C Team members." Regards, Adam
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