On Thu, 30 May 2002, John Stracke wrote: > > one that's O(logN) with a non-RF license > >and > > one that's O(NlogN) with an RF license > > > >i probably wouldn't need to think very hard to go with the > >latter. simply because we'll see a lot more community good... > > Right. Standards exist so that we can get interoperability; expensive > licenses limit interoperability. No, expensive licenses place an upper bound on the number of interoperable implementations. Licenses can ensure interoperability of implementations, by backing technical with legal requirements. Interoperability can be achieved without standards (e.g. Samba, StarOffice), but it's a lot more work. L. <L.Wood@surrey.ac.uk>PGP<http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/L.Wood/>