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W3C Approved Patent Policy: Royalty Free Standards
Danny Weitzner writes "The World Wide Web Consortium has approved the W3C
Patent Policy based on review by the W3C Advisory Committee and thanks to lots of input and cajoling from the Open Source community and slashdoters. Read the public Director's decision. We're the first major standards organization that sets the explicit goal of producing only standards that can be implemented without paying patent royalties. Our policy requires legal commitments from all who contribute to the development of Web standards that patents held by the contributor will be available on royalty-free terms. Both proprietary and open source software have been critical to the growth of the Web. With this policy, we intend to enabled continued innovation by both open source and proprietary development."
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w00t!
I sure hope "Charles in Charge" or "Joanie loves Chachi" goes back into syndication so I can start getting royalty checks again.
first p0st!
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If you feel like it, mail the url, and where ya came from to pater@slashdot.org.
It's about time something was done. Duh.
Customer: Waiter, there's a fly in my soup!
Waiter: What do you expect, sir -- we bought our soup from the corner shop!
Customer: Waiter, there's a fly in my soup!
Waiter: That's a very diplomatic way of putting it, sir. Shall I ask the Coon opposite you to leave?
Customer: Waiter, there's a cock in my asshole!
Waiter: Indeed, sir. An erect horse's cock.
Customer: Well get it out of there! And get me some soup!
Customer: Waiter, there's an erect horse's cock in my soup!
Waiter: What do you expect, sir, we bought our soup from the corner shop!
Customer: Waiter, there's an erect horse's cock in my soup!
Waiter: That's a very diplomatic way of putting it, sir. Shall I ask the Coon opposite you to leave?
Customer: Waiter, there's an erect horse's cock in my soup!
Waiter: Indeed, sir.
Customer: Well get it out of there! And get me some Coon-Aid®!
Where are the cow trolls ? have they been defeated by lameness filter ?:)
Finally.
You think that I'm crazy, you should see this guy!
*gasp* how am i supposed to be able to breathe with all these fat waggily cocks around me
doter ( P ) Pronunciation Key (dt)
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intr.v. doted, doting, dotes
One who shows excessive fondness or love: parents who dote on their only child.
Fair enough
Bruce Perens: Waiter, there's an erect horse's cock in my soup!
Waiter: What do you expect, sir, we bought our soup from the corner shop!
Bruce Perens: Waiter, there's an erect horse's cock in my soup!
Waiter: That's a very diplomatic way of putting it, sir. Shall I ask the Coon opposite you to leave?
Bruce Perens: Waiter, there's an erect horse's cock in my soup!
Waiter: Indeed, sir.
Bruce Perens: Well get it out of there! And get me some Coon-Aid®!
grub grabs erect horse cocks
-1, Perverse
Don't insult Bruce Perens, he might cry.
Ahh, but does he have a patent on selling virtual crack?
I'll tell you what's left when you remove royalties from the equation -- and it certainly isn't shills like you.
So, a Slashdot poster has an opinion which differs from yours... and he is automatically a shill?
Shame on you, and shame on the people who heeded their knee-jerk reaction to moderate you up because their political philosophy happened to coincide with yours.
Isn't possible to engage in passionate dialog without unwarranted accusation?