Larry and all,
I agree with your conclusion here Larry! Well done! But what
will determine what precisely will be that standard, if any, and
if not standard is determined as a result or otherwise, how will
full interoperability be accomplished?
Lawrence Rosen wrote:
I agree completely with Richard Stallman's responses to an earlier email. I
repeat the relevant parts of that earlier exchange below. This reflects a
basic policy that should be adopted by IETF.
/Larry Rosen
********************* Email from RMS:
If you are claiming that one additional software patent can result in fewer
software patent infringement lawsuits, indeed that can sometimes be true.
But lawsuits are just the tip of the iceberg of the danger of patents.
When people decide not to distribute a program, or not to implement a
feature, because they fear they would be sued, no lawsuit occurs, but the
patent has done harm.
In many cases,
patents are filed long before the technology is standardized - and, if
disclosed properly through the IETF process, can be weighed when
determining whether to adopt a standard.
IETF should use this leverage to refuse to issue a standard unless the
companies in question allow it to be freely implemented and used.
In some cases, the IETF may
choose to adopt a patent-encumbered standard simply because it's
technically superior to other options
That is an example of what not to do.
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