Re: XPointer and the '729 patent

[AndrewWatt2000@aol.com]

In a message dated 16/02/01 17:48:57 GMT Standard Time, 
eve.maler@east.sun.com writes:


> We believe that Sun's approach to the issue avoids costly and time-
> consuming legal wrangling that would certainly be involved in
> determining whether the '729 Patent is valid and/or infringed.  At the
> same time, it provides assurance to the development community that Sun
> will not assert the '729 Patent against implementations of XPointer
> under the terms.


This is excellent news!

I appreciate that taking the proposed steps, perhaps as amended by subsequent 
posts on list, will take a little time. However, the intent expressed in 
Eve's email does much to allay any remaining doubt about this matter.

It is good to see Sun acting in a way which removes doubt regarding the 
future of a potentially important W3C specification.

Andrew Watt