- From: A. Khan <knura@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2001 12:53:37 -0700 (PDT)
- To: www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org
Dear Sir/Madam, The very foundation of the Internet, that has become ubiquitous, is based on the technologies and the ideas developed under research grants by the various agencies of the US government and many academic institutions (funded by tax payer monies). These technologies (including the web standards) and ideas, over time were standardized and made available as "open" standards with out any license fees. There is no doubt in anybody's mind that it is the ubiquity of the web technologies that made possible the phenomenal growth of the Internet. Needless to say, many companies made a good fortune using the web technology from the days of it's infancy. Now, realizing that the web technology is here to stay, I find it very ironic and disturbing that some of these companies want to further the web with proprietary extensions that is not useable by the masses (who supported the development of the Internet with their tax dollars) unless they are willing to pay with a pound of their flesh. With the RAND license in place, corporations with deep pockets will control the web. Sincerely, -- Arun Kr. Khan __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone. http://phone.yahoo.com
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