- From: zazen <zazen@mac.com>
- Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 06:16:30 +1000
- To: www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org
To whom it may concern, I strongly object to the proposal of patenting CCS and XML. The internet has grown mainly and distinctly through OPEN SOURCE and should remain so. Losing sight of this can only spell disaster as the net has it's foundation and growth based on the principle "you take from the net - you give to the net". Limiting the resources available to the growing millions of people using the net will only mean that alternate non-limiting resources will grow instead. Disaster indeed - especially as some corporations, typically Microsoft, have already tried to modify standards to lock and limit people into buying their own technology and so the creation of even more "standards". It will also mean that the technology you wish to patent will be boycotted by the majority as the world economy is not driven mainly by big business but mainly by small business. The bottom line is cost after all. The W3C is clearly losing its focus, is over balanced with corporation membership, is mainly guided by short-sighted corporation interests and has become unrealistic. Hence, the W3C should be disbanded and a more comprehensive body representing ALL interests formed. This proposal closely resembles Microsoft's attempt to hijack the web with its "smart tags technology" (now classified as "scumware" amongst many net communities). As a result, growing numbers of IT professionals are now recommending and moving clients to alternate browsers, email clients, OSs and server technology - myself included. The growth of these alternate technologies to counteract Microsoft's attempts to monopolise the net should be a clear indication of what will happen if you attempt to implement your proposal. Yours sincerely, Ken Guntar "Even monkeys fall out of trees" - japanese proverb personal site: http://zazen.aussieguide.com business site: http://www.z-dezigns.com (under construction) listadmin FileMaker Pro Talk http://www.blueworld.com freedom on #macintosh irc.oz.org, zazen on #buddhism irc.galaxynet.org zazen on #tibet irc.efnet.org Web Design * Web Hosting * FilemakerPro * Graphic Design Networking * Internet * Troubleshooting * Support /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign \ / No HTML/RTF in email X No Word docs in email / \ Respect Open Standards!
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