RAND Is A Bad Idea

Perhaps I'm succombing to FUD on this issue, but I honestly can't 
imagine a case where the Web community, and particularly the free 
software community, would be helped by the "reasonable and non-
discriminatory" patent licensing mode.  I strongly recommend that 
the W3 sticks to royalty free mode exclusively.

RAND mode is always going to leave me (as a free software user and 
programmer) out in the cold.


Duane Robertson
Sheppard AFB
Wichita Falls, TX 
                 

Received on Friday, 5 October 2001 13:30:52 UTC