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From: Enrico Marocco <enrico.marocco@telecomitalia.it>
To: "Ivan F. Villanueva B." <ivan@ffii.org>
Cc: Benjamin Henrion <bh@udev.org>, "patents@aful.org" <patents@aful.org>, "softwarepatents@ffii.org" <softwarepatents@ffii.org>
Subject: Re: [Softwarepatents] [Patents] TODAY/URGENT: Stop IETF Enactment of Patented Standard for TLS
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:43:33 +0100

Ivan F. Villanueva B. wrote:
>>> I hope IETF will initiate a reform towards free standards, and
>>> stop issuing standards that not everyone can implement.
>> Great. Now, to put your money where your mouth is, go subscribe to
>> the ietf@ietf.org list, [...] and take part in the discussion about
>> IPR policies.
>
> I'm not sure my colleague will have the time to fix IETF IPR
> policies, but we will definitely point out loud its flaws as long as
> it issues pseudo-standards that not everyone can freely implement.

Well, you know, the IETF works on a voluntary basis. If you care about
it, a part of it, or something of what it produces, just whining won't
help much in making it better.

--
Ciao,
Enrico

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