- From: <sbalneav@e-brz.com>
- Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 16:50:55 -0500
- To: www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org
As someone who is heavily involved in Non-profit and/or unfunded organizations, I would like to add my voice against any inclusion of standards which are not completely free and open in the W3C's sent of standards. Many Non-profit and underfunded charity organizations use many Open technologies, as they are the only technologies that can be easily afforded by these organizations. Those of us who donate our time and effort to help these organizations look to the W3C's standards to help us move the computer community forward. Any inclusion of standards which might now or in the future either cause limitations on the usage of W3C's standards, or incurr (however nominal) costs to use those standards will be an onerous burden on organizations who are already underfunded, and who in all likelyhood are going to be even MORE disadvantaged with the coming Global recession. Please keep our standards totally free, and totally open. Thank You. Scott Balneaves Unix Administrator Legal Aid Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. -----------+ The Law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich, sbalneav @ | as well as the poor, to sleep under the bridges, e-brz. com | to beg in the streets, and to steal bread. | -- Anatole France
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