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"Danegeld Pronounced As: dangeld , medieval land tax originally raised to buy off raiding Danes and later used for military expenditures. In England the tribute was first levied in 868, then in 871 by Alfred, and occasionally thereafter. Under AEthelred (965?-1016) it became a regular tax, and was collected by later rulers until the 12th cent., when it was converted into tallage." http://www.encyclopedia.com/articlesnew/03422.html Yep though "tallage" may be closer or simply, vig. It won't matter what we call it. The W3C needs a policy. I think the open source folks are in for a rough ride in any case. The costs of doing business are coming home. Hmm... Rodney Dangerfield, Back to School? the scene in the class with the business professor...? len -----Original Message----- From: Frank Richards [mailto:frichards@s...] That's the theory anyway. In practice I think submarine patents steer pretty darn close to extortion, as do the software patents of art well known to those in the field but not documented in those places where patent examiners look. And the practice of licensing those patents for just less than it would cost any individual victim to get them overturned. "Danegeld" is the term that comes to mind.
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