On Thu, 2004-10-21 at 11:49, Tim Bray wrote: > I'm with ESR on this one. The W3C bit the bullet and built a > patent/IPR policy that has integrity and is based on the notion that > the Net works properly when important components can be built by > un-funded independents without worrying about getting their asses sued > by someone with a patent portfolio. If the IETF wants to ignore > history and build an Internet where that doesn't hold, feel free, but > it's not a very interesting kind of place. -Tim > > ______________________________________________________________________ the question of interest to an IETF working group is whether the existance of a particular IPR claim is a barrier to adoption of the technology. Many IPR claims are bogus. If there is WG consensus that the IPR claim does not serve as a barrier to adoption, we should not delay work on a standard until the IPR claim is definitively proven bogus in the courts. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf