No Fees in a free and open organization

In order to gain interoperability between heterogeneous systems an open and
free standard is required.  A licensing requirement is generally only
required when groups work in secrecy out of the public domain to develop and
their product in a closed environment.  How do you decide who gets the
monies in an open system.  They can't be just for your benefit if others
have contributed.  Will I get a check for every RFC I comment on?

There is a place for capitalism and a place for free and open co-operation.
Your organization should be one of free open and free communication funded
by other companies on a voluntary basis.  Don't try to fund yourself through
the fruits of others in an open community.

Thank You
Kelly Held - CCNA, MCSE, OCP
WorldTravel Meetings & Incentives
Sr. Systems and Security Engineer
Phone: 404-728-7886
Fax    : 404-639-5939

Received on Tuesday, 2 October 2001 14:33:57 UTC