Re: standards among the IP detritus

[Eric van der Vlist <vdv@dyomedea.com>]

"Simon St.Laurent" wrote:
.../...
> IBM states that:
> Apart from the usual patent mess, note the use of the phrase 'W3C standard'.
.../...
> Microsoft states that:
> Here, note the use of the phrase 'Standard', complete with capital S.

Seems to show that Microsoft is giving more consideration to the
Standards than IBM !

> Also, the contingent nature of these IP transfers - if you make this a W3C
> standard, you can have the IP, otherwise we retain the rights to sue
> everyone - are deeply troubling.

I have also been surprised to see how similar they are to the Sun terms
in the XPointer CR.

Is it a move to "open standards" keeping track of the individual
contributions ?

Maybe we will soon see disclaimers such as: "Lines 385-420 submitted by
BigCompany.inc that will grant upon written request...".

BTW, I have made a slight update to my signature.

Eric
 
> Simon St.Laurent - Associate Editor, O'Reilly and Associates
> XML Elements of Style / XML: A Primer, 2nd Ed.
> XHTML: Migrating Toward XML
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