- From: Cynthia Jeness <cj@goldencode.com>
- Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2001 17:27:58 -0400
- To: www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org
- Message-ID: <3BBA315E.42179BC2@goldencode.com>
> I agree. It is so unbelievable that the W3C would contemplate such a change in policy that it is difficult to know how to respond. Any standard which includes patented software should be shunned by the web community. Cynthia Jeness > http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/WD-patent-policy-20010816/ > > From: Nicholas Del Medico (ndelmedico@waca.com) > Date: Tue, Oct 02 2001 > > * Previous message: Will Backman: "Global Standards require Global Acceptance" > * Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] > * Other mail archives: [this mailing list] [other W3C mailing lists] > * Mail actions: [ respond to this message ] [ mail a new topic ] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Message-ID: <2DA41B1E6BD7D411A9D10090277912DD945591@exchange2> > From: Nicholas Del Medico <ndelmedico@waca.com> > To: www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org > Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 17:18:34 -0400 > Subject: http://www.w3.org/TR/2001/WD-patent-policy-20010816/ > > I am not writing this to beg you not to implement this hypocritical policy > that you've had tucked away and hidden from most of the web development > community. If the W3 wishes to destroy itself, that is the W3's decision and > no comment will prevent it. However, I'd be willing to bet that if this > policy is implemented, 10 years from now the initials "W3C" will be > virtually unknown except to those who "once" called themselves members (and > most of them may not want to admit it). > > Here is a question you need to add to your FAQ (I'd like to hear how it gets > answered).... > - How (specifically) will this benefit the Web Development community? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > * Previous message: Will Backman: "Global Standards require Global Acceptance" > * Messages sorted by: [ date ] [ thread ] [ subject ] [ author ] > * Other mail archives: [this mailing list] [other W3C mailing lists] > * Mail actions: [ respond to this message ] [ mail a new topic ]
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