shogunx <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > In what way? Microsoft now knows that with the mere threat of a patent
> > it either can shut down IETF standards work it dislikes or seize control
> > of the results through the patent system. The IETF has dignaled that it
> > will do nothing to oppose or prevent these outcomes.
>
> How so Eric? Could you give an example of potential weakness in the
> IETF process that could be exploited? So perhaps we could start
> patching? How would such a patent based denial of service attack scenario
> play out?
Watch what happens with anti-spam "standards" in the next nine months.
I fear it's not going to be pretty.
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<a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/";>Eric S. Raymond</a>
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