- From: Russell Uman <russ@viz.com>
- Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 14:21:21 -0700
- To: <www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org>
as bruce perens notes, the term 'reasonable and non-discriminatory licensing' is an oxymoron. any kind of patent licensing that is not royalty free discriminates against open source and free software. i believe that the w3c should refuse to endorse any standards that are encumbered by pay-licensing. furthermore, if the w3c chooses to accept patents with royalty free licensing, the w3c should formulate and demand a clear standard for royalty-free licensing which makes it impossible for the patent holder to change the terms of the license. Russell Uman russ@viz.com
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