On Thu, Jun 29, 2006 at 05:50:19PM +0530, jtd wrote:
>
> Patenting software is a very bad idea. W3C cloaks this stupiity with
> fancy words RAND and RF. Although W3C states that the standards are
> Royalty free and available on RAND terms, it effectively adds a thick
> legal layer precluding individuals / organisations from creating
> standards compliant systems without going thru a legal and technical
> whetting of the patent.
Can you explain it in simple terms? Does it mean that anyone who creates
a website needs to seek legal permission from the royalty owners?
Regards,
Rony.
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