____/ Mark Kent on Friday 26 October 2007 15:15 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> FSF opposes making TLS-authz an experimental standard
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| The Free Software Foundation and the GNU Project oppose publication of
>>| draft-housley-tls-authz-extns as an experimental standard.
>>|
>>| The patent application disclosed by RedPhone Security has put any free
>>| software attempting to implement these extensions in a very difficult
>>| position.
>> `----
>>
>>
http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/software-patents/draft-housley-tls-authz-extns.html
>>
>
> This was the approach the US Government pushed through the ITU a few
> years ago - to allow ITU standards to include patented works. It's a
> disgusting attempt at monopolisation, and morally reprehensible. The
> IETF has always been an order of magnitude worse than the ITU in terms
> of checks and balances around undue influence, so I expect that this
> problem will continue to get worse.
Previously, the issue was resolved when people refused to embrace improvement
(fear of lawsuits). Nice way to promote innovation, eh? The consumer 'wins'.
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