- From: Alison Lister <ali@jazztech.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2001 20:02:44 +0100
- To: <www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org>
I have been distracted by recent political events, and come to this newly, and am surprised. Has the world turned here, too? Until recently I presumed that we were all hoping and working for a web devoid of destructive proprietory standards. Esperanto is having a desperate struggle out in the real world, but we seemed to be doing very well in web land. I cannot think of anything good about including patented technology into web standards. It will stifle creativity of programming and web design, impinge on freedom of expression, force people out of business. Ultimately the policy will backfire - (many such things have patented themselves out of existence), but not before it has ruined the web, our livelihoods and the quality of the whole on line experience. Please rethink. The profit must be made elsewhere - outside of the standards arena. Otherwise, here's to a minimalist future. Ali Lister Creative Director Jazztech Solutions Limited Nottinghamshire UK
Received on Friday, 5 October 2001 15:08:14 UTC