Dear Sir/Madam:
It's come to my attention that there is an IETF standard that is being
proposed that uses patent-encumbered techniques, in particular, the
TLS-authz standard (see http://www.fsf.org/news/reoppose-tls-authz-standard)
. I do not know the merits of this claim, but I will simply say that
it should be common sense that the IETF committee overseeing this
process should reject any standard that uses patent-encumbered
techniques. Any standard that can't be implemented in a free, open
way cannot be considered a useful standard by any reasonable standards
body.
Thank you for your time,
John Nishinaga
Oakland, CA, United States
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