- From: David Boring <buyer@twilight-systems.com>
- Date: 01 Oct 2001 12:34:33 -0400
- To: www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org
From The Register: The omens aren't good: in a response to LinuxToday at the weekend, W3C's Janet Daly wrote:- "As of now, many comments sent to W3C's Patent Policy Comment list simply say, "Don't!" By responding in this manner, writers give the Working Group nothing on which to build a constructive response or to consider." OK, let's spell it out for Janet: The purpose of standards is to provide interoperability for everyone, they are developed for the common good, with common benefits to all participants and computer users worldwide. They should be FREE: ie, NO ROYALTIES They should be OPEN: ie, ANYONE CAN IMPLEMENT THE STANDARD They should be PROTECTED: all W3C participants and their sponsoring organizations should be required to WAIVE ANY CLAIMS on patents that are "mistakenly" introduced into the standards process. For chrissakes, people.
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