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And a sharp WG chair will have to figure out when that is the end result of a RAND non-RF agreement. As stated earlier, one of the onerous aspects of this is the requirements placed on the WG Chair, but it is more dangerous to leave that person without a policy to guide them. A RAND non-RF should only be considered in extreme circumstances. One might inquire what is "extreme" or if it is possible to meet the specification using the licensed technology without requiring it. The problem is writing a specification that is so nebulous one can do that. Patents are a fact of life and law. We have to deal with it. I have to wonder whether or not open source implementations are violating any existing patents and if so, who gets nailed. len -----Original Message----- From: David Brownell [mailto:david-b@p...] As John Cowan pointed out, one set of physical commons was destroyed not all that long ago in order to promote/benefit private landowners.
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