Re: The HTML Patent Advisory Group formed

Jerry,

point taken, and apologies.

Here is the announcement, as it appeared on the W3C homepage on Sept 23:

W3C Launches HTML Patent Advisory Group

    2003-09-23: Under W3C [76]Current Patent Practice, a Patent Advisory
    Group (PAG) has been launched to study issues for HTML-related Working
    Drafts and Recommendations raised by the court case of Eolas v.
    Microsoft and US Patent 5,838,906. Public discussion takes place on
    the [77]public-web-plugins@w3.org mailing list. Read the [78]FAQ and
    visit the [79]HTML home page and the [80]HTML PAG public home page.
    ([81]News archive)

      [76] http://www.w3.org/TR/patent-practice#sec-PAG
      [77] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-web-plugins/
      [78] http://www.w3.org/2003/09/public-faq.html
      [79] http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/
      [80] http://www.w3.org/2003/09/pag.html
      [81] http://www.w3.org/News/2003#item156

-Philipp Hoschka
Interaction Domain Leader, W3C

Jerry Mead a écrit:
> The charter is announced here:
> 
>   http://www.w3.org/2003/09/w3c-html-pag-charter.html
> 
> Quotes:
> 
> "The mailing list archives of the HTML PAG are member-only."
> 
> "This charter as well as the PAG report to the Director will be public. At
> regular intervals, the PAG should also provide status updates to the
> public."
> 
> "To communicate with the public, the PAG should use the
> public-web-plugins@w3.org list."
> 
> However the formation of the HTML PAG seems to have been announced via the
> press in the article that Richard Smith linked to:
> 
>   http://news.com.com/2100-1032-5082046.html
> 
> but not yet on this list.
> 
> Let's hope the status updates won't go the same way.
> 
> Jerry Mead
> http://www.meadroid.com/
> 
> 
>

Received on Thursday, 25 September 2003 09:59:04 UTC