Hello: We're celebrating HP's one year anniversary of their patent on embedded web servers: Title:
US5956487: Embedding web access mechanism in an appliance for user interface functions including a web server- - - "Web access functionality is embedded in a device to enable low cost widely accessible and enhanced user interface functions for the device. A web server in the device provides access to the user interface functions for the device through a device web page. A network interface in the device enables access to the web page by a web browser such that a user of the web browser accesses the user interface functions for the device through the web page." Once they announce the demise of computers as we know them, and PC's are outlawed, only to be replaced by "approved, certified, and registered" devices, HP and others will be just tickled pink, won't they? Maybe, just maybe that's why there's so much interest in consolidation of PC manufacturers, eh? I'm sure HP has reminded the SEC, FTC, and others, right? And you ask, what has this to do with DMCA, SSSCA, Batik? Well, there seems to be some small glitches in just who owns the rights to Scalable Vector Graphics, and just how Internet access will be controlled down the road. Remember our friend the GIF? Tomorrow, there is scheduled decision-making going on at W3C.org on patent use in Internet Standards. I encourage everyone that wants to get paid by companies for their work on up and coming Batik "proprietary standards", contact W3C.org and inquire. Tongue-in-cheek Tom Go to: http://www.openphd.net/W3C_Patent_Policy and scroll down to Batik for the "correct" information. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
