Strongly disapprove

  If you propose to change a long-standing policy, an analysis
demonstrating a real need for such a change.
  In this case, a public disclosure of what patented material
you consider necessary, and a demonstration of the necessity
seems a prerequisite to your action, so that the community
can judge for itself the claims of necessity.

  Your disclosure to date has not been impressive: continued
non-disclosure may reflect to W3C's discredit.

--dave
-- 
David Collier-Brown,           | Always do right. This will gratify 
Americas Customer Engineering, | some people and astonish the rest.
Sun Canada.                    |                      -- Mark Twain
(905) 415-2849                 | davecb@canada.sun.com

Received on Friday, 5 October 2001 18:48:36 UTC