Yo Tony! On Wed, 29 May 2002, Tony Hain wrote:
> If what you are asking for is that for every proposal / i-d that shows > up in the IETF, the IPR holder is automatically required to provide an > RF license, you really don't understand the reason people bother with > patents to begin with. Well then the w3.org does not either. Here is an excerpt from their patent policy: "1. Licensing Goals for W3C Recommendations In order to promote the widest adoption of Web standards, W3C seeks to issue Recommendations that can be implemented on a Royalty-Free (RF) basis. Under this policy, W3C will not approve a Recommendation if it is aware that Essential Claims exist which are not available on Royalty-Free terms." Full text at: http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-patent-policy-20020226/ RGDS GARY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gary E. Miller Rellim 20340 Empire Blvd, Suite E-3, Bend, OR 97701 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel:+1(541)382-8588 Fax: +1(541)382-8676
