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HP, Apple Drop Support for Royalties on Web Standards

Posted by michael on from the peer-pressure-works dept.

Medeii writes: "This article on CNET states that Apple and HP have both decided to withdraw their support for the recommendation. Both companies issued statements supporting the development of royalty-free web standards. Both were, interestingly, also authors of the current recommendation."

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  1. More info/links by hansk · · Score: 5, Informative

    There has been some good discussion and links related to this issue over at Dave Winer's scripting.com.

    Also, over at Zeldman's www.zeldman.com.

  2. Free Software Reps now on W3C Patent Policy Board by Bruce+Perens · · Score: 5, Informative
    I have accepted a position on the W3C Patent Policy Board. One has also been offered to Eben Moglen of FSF, and I think he's accepted.

    Bruce Perens

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    Bruce Perens.
  3. Re:Of course... by Bruce+Perens · · Score: 5, Informative
    HP wasn't ever for RAND. One of our attorneys, who lobbied for RF, got his name on the document, and that made it appear that we were for RAND.

    Bruce

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    Bruce Perens.
  4. Response from HP by dpol · · Score: 5, Informative

    There's an interesting interview at NEWS.COM with Jim Bell, director of standards and industry initiatives at Hewlett-Packard, titled "Why the W3C needs to be royalty free".

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    -- David Polberger Computer Science major, University of Lund, Sweden