- From: <ferdinando.gallo@tin.it>
- Date: Sun Sep 30 15:25:15 2001
- To: www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org
Dear Sirs, As a programmer, I absolutely and totally opposed the option of allowing RAND patents to be part of W3 standards. I will not knowingly support any "standard" which involves a patented technology. The Internet and the Web succeeded because anyone could contribute and did. Patents are inherently contrary to such openness. W3C history will definitely be negated, and I believe their future void, should the proposed policy be approved and deployed. Sincerely, Ferdinando Gallo Pisa - Italy
Received on Sunday, 30 September 2001 15:25:15 UTC