> > As Timothy pointed out in his response, "free" has multiple
> > connotations that cause all sorts of confusion, even with software
> > which really can be free (as in beer) since.  That's the main reason
> > I have been trying to stick with "open" rather than free.
> 
> I suppose that this is a good point.  There is a problem explaining what
> 'open' means also.  But, English is an ambiguous language and I have no
> cure for that.

Documented Hardware Foundation

Freedom Hardware Foundation

Liberty Hardware Foundation

> What I had in mind is that the W3C can't tell Microsoft that they can't 
> be a member.  If we think that we might have similar problems, the only 
> thing that can be done is to have a strong membership agreement. 
> Members that violate the agreement can be kicked out.

There MUST be a way to keep known evil types out from the beginning.
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