- From: Wendy Seltzer <wseltzer@w3.org>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2020 18:21:46 -0500
- To: Ted Thibodeau Jr <tthibodeau@openlinksw.com>, www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org
- Cc: W3C DID WG Chairs <group-did-wg-chairs@w3.org>, Kingsley Idehen <kidehen@openlinksw.com>
Thank you. I have corrected the typo. --Wendy On 11/17/20 10:28 AM, Ted Thibodeau Jr wrote: > Greetings -- > > "Patent Policy 2020" is being formally adopted by the DID WG in > which I am a participant [0]. > > [0] https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-did-wg/2020Nov/0017.html > > (I believe such adoption must be done by my employer's AC Rep, > whom I am not, so the planned WG action seems possibly improper. > That's being addressed elsewhere.) > > > In searching for that Policy, I found the "Frequently Asked > Questions (FAQ) about the W3C Patent Policy (2020)" -- > > https://www.w3.org/2020/09/15-pp-faq.html > > -- which says -- > > On 15 September, 2020, W3C adopted [1] the 15 September 2015 > Patent Policy [2], updating the previous 5 February 2004 > (updated 1 August 2017) Patent Policy [3]. > > [1] https://www.w3.org/blog/news/archives/8677 > [2] https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy-20200915/ > [3] https://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy-20170801/ > > This is quite confusing, as the text here -- with potential > legal ramifications -- talks about 15 September 2015, but > links to a document from 15 September 2020. > > I'm reasonably sure that "2015" is just a typo, and should be > "2020", but nothing I've found, including the "15 September > 2020 version of the W3C Patent Policy", refers to "Patent > Policy (2020)" nor "Patent Policy 2020" (though other W3 > pages do), so I cannot be sure. > > I would suggest adding both "Patent Policy (2020)" and "Patent > Policy 2020" to the official "Patent Policy" page, so that is > more likely to pop up in a web search. > > The FAQ page also says -- > > The W3C Patents and Standards Interest Group [4] reviews > proposed FAQ entries. Please send questions or comments > on the W3C Patent Policy or this document to the Patent > and Standards Interest Group public mailing list > www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org (archive [5]). > > [4] https://www.w3.org/2004/pp/psig/ > [5] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-patentpolicy-comment/ > > -- so here's my comment on that document. > > > THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT AND CONFUSING TYPO IN THE FIRST SENTENCE! > > Please correct the FAQ page as soon as possible! > > > Thank you for your swift attention to this matter. > > Ted > > > > > -- > A: Yes. http://www.idallen.com/topposting.html > | Q: Are you sure? > | | A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. > | | | Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? > > Ted Thibodeau, Jr. // voice +1-781-273-0900 x32 > Senior Support & Evangelism // mailto:tthibodeau@openlinksw.com > // http://twitter.com/TallTed > OpenLink Software, Inc. // http://www.openlinksw.com/ > 20 Burlington Mall Road, Suite 322, Burlington MA 01803 > Weblog -- http://www.openlinksw.com/blogs/ > Community -- https://community.openlinksw.com/ > LinkedIn -- http://www.linkedin.com/company/openlink-software/ > Twitter -- http://twitter.com/OpenLink > Facebook -- http://www.facebook.com/OpenLinkSoftware > Universal Data Access, Integration, and Management Technology Providers > > > > -- Wendy Seltzer -- wseltzer@w3.org +1.617.715.4883 (office) Strategy Lead and Counsel, World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
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