- From: W. A. Winn, D.D., Ph.D. <DrWinn@LinuxWindow.com>
- Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2001 02:16:57 -0400
- To: www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org
Dear W3C Patent Policy Working Group: I am against the recent Patent Policy Framework draft, which could allow W3C members to charge royalty fees for technologies included in web standards. In particular, I object to the inclusion of a "reasonable and non-discriminatory" (RAND) licensing option in the proposed policy. I believe that the exclusive use of a "royalty free" (RF) licensing model is in the best interests of the Internet community, and that RAND licensing would always necessarily exclude some, especially among open source and free software developers. Thank you for your work to promote open standards. Please continue, by saying "no" to RAND licensing. Dr. W. A. Winn 31 Christopher Street, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, L2P1W5 -- My heart goes out to the victims, their families and loved ones. All of my global contacts have been deeply affected by the events of September 11th, 2001. I support the American Red Cross, and am asking everyone to consider making a generous donation. If you feel you can help in some way, this is the address for the Red Cross secure donation page. https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation-form.asp http://www.humanrightswatch.com/ http://www.TheHungerSite.com/ http://www.TheBreastCancerSite.com/ http://www.GeneralSemantics.org/Education/gsdef.htm http://www.WWWproducts.com http://www.LinuxWindow.com http://www.WinnsLandscaping.com http://www.BoilerTreatment.com http://members.home.net/waynew1/wtc.htm
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