Re: RAND Policy

>I have to agree with those in opposition to the proposed RAND patent
>policy.  I am a firm believer in the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it"
>theorem.  It is likely that those who feel that this policy change will
>result in less open source work being done are correct.

It *was* broken.  W3C has come up with the wrong fix.  RF-only licensing
by working group members, and a diligent search by W3C for possible patents
by outsiders prior to approving a Recommendation is what's needed.

Glenn

Received on Friday, 5 October 2001 09:36:43 UTC