Oden Eriksson wrote: > There could be patents regarding this... > > http://www.computerworld.com/managementtopics/ebusiness/story/0,10801,59043,00.html > http://www.i-d-n.net/#patents
The dateline in the first article is 28 March 2001, and the article mentions that the IETF would start over from scratch, if needed, to avoid infringement. The second has a link to the patent claim, and its withdrawal on 15 March: http://www.ietf.org/ietf/IPR/WALID-IDN >From what I remember with the W3C's tangled mess(es) stemming from companies not filing until late in processes, companies are asked to come forward at the start so whatever standards body can avoid problems. I am far from being a lawyer, but if there is an IETF has an actual recommendation then I would expect that it's because it's confidant that legal issues have been cleared up. I could be wrong, so this is an pen invitation to slap me down. In light of Sweden's adoption at the tld level, I would expect that Mandrake has a pretty clear path in the wake of others' due diligence. - John
