Comment on RAND policy from David F. Skoll on 2001-09-30 (www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org from September 2001)

From: David F. Skoll <dfs@roaringpenguin.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 08:17:45 -0400 (EDT)
To: <www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.30.0109300816240.1097-100000@shishi.roaringpenguin.com>

Hi,

I urge the W3C NOT to allow patented technologies to become W3C standards
unless the patent holder grants a license for EVERYONE to use the
technology WITHOUT paying a fee.

Patents have no place in software at all, and certainly no place in
Internet standards.

--
David.

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