-----Original Message----- Gianugo Rabellino wrote: > Noel J. Bergman wrote: > > Whatever text we adopted will need to be approved, anyhow, but do you want > > to add anything to the effect that the Apache Software Foundation develops > > software based upon Open Standards and promotes inter-operability, both of > > which would be threatened by software patents, and therefore the ASF is > > taking its position based upon the firm belief that Internet technology must > > remain open and unencumbered?
> I sure would like to see such statements but, given the lack of time, I > thought that it would have been less questionable and debatable to have > a more neutral text. But addition, if possible, would be most welcome. Is this more to your liking? Apache Software Foundation promotes software development based upon Open Standards, and promotes inter-operability. The ASF acts in the belief that Internet technologies must remain open and unencumbered. --- Noel --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]