HP, Apple Drop Support for Royalties on Web Standards
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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."
Exactly. I still harbor intense anger at Netscape for introducting Tables.
What insanity and bad design practice that has since unleashed.
(helf joking, half serious. I turned green at the gills the first time I saw a wysiwyg use tables for absolute positioning of text.)
-- Returned Peace Corps IT Volunteer
Re:Free Software Reps now on W3C Patent Policy Boa
by
tswinzig
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Yeah, but how do we know you're the real Bruce Perens?
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"And like that... he's gone."
On Corporations, and The Right Thing (tm).
by
mindstrm
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Corporations aren't known for doing the right thing.. becuase it's illegal for them to do so. No, really, it is.
You see, public corporations have a duty to protect the interests of their shareholders. They cannot do something because it's 'right'. IF wha they are doing is legal, and profitable, they cannot go and STOP doing it just because it's not 'right'.
THat's the problem.
Re:anthrax sent to microsoft licensing dept.
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WildBeast
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We used to receive viruses when opening email attachments, some people asked for the boycott of Outlook. Now I guess we have to boycott the post office, maybe even sue them.
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Exactly. I still harbor intense anger at Netscape for introducting Tables.
What insanity and bad design practice that has since unleashed.
(helf joking, half serious. I turned green at the gills the first time I saw a wysiwyg use tables for absolute positioning of text.)
Returned Peace Corps IT Volunteer
Yeah, but how do we know you're the real Bruce Perens?
"And like that
Corporations aren't known for doing the right thing.. becuase it's illegal for them to do so. No, really, it is.
You see, public corporations have a duty to protect the interests of their shareholders. They cannot do something because it's 'right'. IF wha they are doing is legal, and profitable, they cannot go and STOP doing it just because it's not 'right'.
THat's the problem.
We used to receive viruses when opening email attachments, some people asked for the boycott of Outlook. Now I guess we have to boycott the post office, maybe even sue them.