- From: Greg Johnson <gjohnson@superweasel.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 20:35:18 -0400
- To: www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org
I believe that web standards should not be encumbered by patents. Including patented algorithms in W3C recommendations will have a chilling effect on free software for the web. One of the main reasons for the success of the web is standards based protocols and file formats. The only ones who would benefit from the proposed change are the holders of such patents. The only way it is acceptable to use patented technology in standards is to require that the technology be freely licensed to everyone with no restrictions. Please keep the web standards free of patented technology. Thank you, Greg Johnson Clark University Physics 950 Main St. Worcester, MA 01610
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