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Yes it sucks, but it's not too late. The issue of patents in W3C standards came up a decade ago; it looked like the W3C had caved then, but a 'firestorm of pub
by duncan_bayne 13y ago
Yes it sucks, but it's not too late.
The issue of patents in W3C standards came up a decade ago; it looked like the W3C had caved then, but a 'firestorm of public criticism' (to quote an article at the time) caused them to back down.
So, agitate. Tell people about it. Bring it up at user groups. Post to Hacker News :) If you know anyone in tech. journalism, tell them. Support the EFF.
- gsnedders 13y agoAlso remember it isn't the W3C as an entity that is really the problem — it's convincing a majority of member organizations of the W3C that is the problem. The W3C is just an industrial consortium, and will do what the industry wants. If that's DRM, that's DRM. What happened with patents and what needs to happen now is to convince the majority of members who have no entrenched opinion that they should be against this work happening at the W3C (which by no means guarantees the work will stop — it may well just move to another venue, quite possibly closed, and still de-facto become part of the Web Platform), and that they should oppose this at the AC level, who ultimately control the direction of the W3C. (The AC, essentially, has one representative from each and every member organization.)