> > When the open-source tide really turns, and the best quality source code > and technology is free, then it will be subject to theft of the sort where > it is made improperly not-free. Then it will be the open-source community > that is trying to enforce the copyright and possibly even patent law. That > is why alterations must be careful. This is already the situation in many parts of the world, with the developers left little recourse. > > However, the tide hasn't yet turned. But even after the tide does turn > there will still be many players who will still pursue closed-source, > patented solutions. We will still need to accomodate them for sometime > even as a minority. So, the IETF will probably be the last organization > to be purely open-source. > > -- > Av8 Internet Prepared to pay a premium for better service? > www.av8.net faster, more reliable, better service > 617 344 9000 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > sleekfreak pirate broadcast http://sleekfreak.ath.cx:81/ _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf