- From: Arthur A. Gleckler <aag-w3pp@speechcode.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 12:29:57 -0700
- To: www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org
I'm strongly opposed to W3C endorsing non-royalty-free standards. This goes completely against the widely accepted practices that have made the Internet the success that it is today. W3C endorsement of non-royalty-free standards will dramatically reduce the number of people and organizations whose creative energies will be available to write and improve Internet software. As fewer and fewer people and organizations are able to participate effectively in the standards-setting process, there will be less competition, and Internet users will have less freedom of choice. Please do not endorse any standard for which software cannot be implemented and distributed without royalty payments or other patent-related restrictions. Thank you. Arthur A. Gleckler software development manager
Received on Sunday, 30 September 2001 15:30:00 UTC