Hi, I'd humbly like to ask you to reject a standard proposal upon which the shadow of patents are being cast upon. More and more I see the amount of waste caused by proprietary models of development. I apologize if my language for this message ends up sounding juvenile, but there's no other way I can properly express my feelings about the proposal. Software patenting is like placing a fence on knowledge and methods and shouting "mine!". A group of people see an opportunity to hoard on cash at the expense of society's ability to evolve freely. Should people be rewarded for innovation? Definitely. It's an aberration, however, that the reward is a choking grip on innovation. Thanks, -Thiago _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf