My views on the topic are simple : Whatever wants to become an official
"standard" cannot be encumbered with any kind of patents or licences. A
standard must be public domain, free for anybody to comply with, use or
implement without any kind of licences or constraints from any entity.
Otherwise it cannot be a "standard", period.
This view has a lot to commend it. It is not, however, the view of the
IETF. They are willing to consider technology for standards that have
patent or other intellectual property claims. And they are willing to
consider technology for standards that requires a license, even a
license that require royalties. Please see RFC 2026, section 10; and
RFC 3668, sections 2, 8 and 10.
I do not mention this to sway you one way or the other, just to let you
know.
- Mark