RE: [xml-dev] XML-DEV list - prior art

["Len Bullard" <cbullard@hiwaay.net>]

Clarity and transparency:  that is a big sea change and it will take some
organizations a long time to acquire those traits.  On the other hand, I
suspect some of them will learn or die.  Natural selection weeds out the
selfish clusters that can't communicate effectively.

Take a look at HP.  The author of the book, "Wicked" is right:  secrecy is
the essence of evil.

len


From: Richard Salz [mailto:rsalz@us.ibm.com] 
 
> Note the efforts being made by IBM, the USPTO etc. to change the process 
to
> enable commenting on patent applications.

More than that, we're going to be publishing our applications and clearly 
identifying IBM as the owner; see 
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/26/technology/26patent.html?ex=1159934400&en=
c3eb8a2bc7f7a219&ei=5070&emc=eta1

It's part of a new overall policy that, overall, I think is kinda cool. :)