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RE: [xml-dev] RAND issues
- From: Don Park <donpark@docuverse.com>
- To: xml-dev@lists.xml.org
- Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2001 13:34:55 -0700
> Is there some sort of semantic game-playing here, or is
> this just a case where different groups of lawyers mean
> different things by "Royalty Free"? And if the latter,
> shouldn't W3C use a less ambiguous term?
Aye. Strike the word 'Royalty' from 'Royalty Free' and I'll be happy. I
see standardization process as a key counter balance against patent-happy
crowds who abuse the patent system. If W3C adopts RAND, W3C will end up
being a four letter word to me. - Don