OASIS appeal does NOT affect OpenDocument

David Webber (XML) david at drrw.info
Wed Feb 23 21:42:45 UTC 2005


David,

Ah!  OK got it.

BTW - while we're on the subject of - some of us poor maligned
OASIS grunts have submitted (or are submitting) topics and
abstracts to FOSS 05 relating to fine OASIS TC work.

I hope we're not going to be summarily dismissed based on the
machinations of our illustrious leaders?

Afterall most all the spec's have not yet fallen foul of the
insidious IPR proposals and actually might still be
open sourceable for a while longer yet!

Thanks, DW

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David A. Wheeler" <dwheeler at dwheeler.com>
To: "David Webber (XML)" <david at drrw.info>; <license-discuss at opensource.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2005 10:55 PM
Subject: Re: OASIS appeal does NOT affect OpenDocument


> David Webber (XML) wrote:
> > If you think OpenDocument is not affected by this
> > potentially - dream on!
>
> Oh, I make no such claim.  I was simply observing that
> the current appeal is carefully worded so it does
> NOT ask those involved in OpenDocument to
> stop working on it.  Some people might not
> notice the careful wording. The appeal DOES ask them to appeal
> to OASIS (which I suspect many of them are doing already).
>
>  > Also - your spec is in draft
>
> Thanks for the compliment, but I'm not an author.
> I've read and commented on it, but as a reviewer,
> not as an author.
>
> --- David A. Wheeler
>
>
>





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