Comments on: The Open Web Foundation; Apache for the other stuff http://almaer.com/blog/the-open-web-foundation-apache-for-the-other-stuff blogging about life, the universe, and everything tech Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:42:03 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Kyle Simpson http://almaer.com/blog/the-open-web-foundation-apache-for-the-other-stuff/comment-page-1#comment-39301 Kyle Simpson Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:37:38 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog/the-open-web-foundation-apache-for-the-other-stuff#comment-39301 I'm all for an open-web group that can proactively start to rally the troops as it were and help get some momentum and consensus behind all these various different and distinct efforts. What does it take to be part of this Open Web? What does it take to be an initial member? Those are some fundamental questions that should be fleshed out early. I will say this though, just as an aside, any group who calls themselves "Open" and then makes comments like "but not flash and silverlight" will probably never be something I want to be part of! :) I’m all for an open-web group that can proactively start to rally the troops as it were and help get some momentum and consensus behind all these various different and distinct efforts. What does it take to be part of this Open Web? What does it take to be an initial member? Those are some fundamental questions that should be fleshed out early.

I will say this though, just as an aside, any group who calls themselves “Open” and then makes comments like “but not flash and silverlight” will probably never be something I want to be part of! :)

]]> By: dion http://almaer.com/blog/the-open-web-foundation-apache-for-the-other-stuff/comment-page-1#comment-39298 dion Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:54:59 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog/the-open-web-foundation-apache-for-the-other-stuff#comment-39298 Ian, Totally.... I was talking more past tense, but you are right. Thanks for clarifying. Ian,

Totally…. I was talking more past tense, but you are right. Thanks for clarifying.

]]> By: Ian Hickson http://almaer.com/blog/the-open-web-foundation-apache-for-the-other-stuff/comment-page-1#comment-39297 Ian Hickson Wed, 23 Jul 2008 22:42:05 +0000 http://almaer.com/blog/the-open-web-foundation-apache-for-the-other-stuff#comment-39297 The WHATWG got around the IP issue by working with the W3C -- the W3C provides the IP protection (all the big members are part of the W3C's group, and are thus bound by the W3C's patent policy), while the work continues in both groups. The WHATWG got around the IP issue by working with the W3C — the W3C provides the IP protection (all the big members are part of the W3C’s group, and are thus bound by the W3C’s patent policy), while the work continues in both groups.

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