[odf-discuss] Definition of International Standards

[Lars D. Noodén]

On Sat, 24 Mar 2007, Alberto Barrionuevo (FFII) wrote:
[snip]
> Anyway, it is not a good idea to recognize every ISO standard as
> "official", since a lot of ISO standards are covered by software patents
> and discriminate to the population or implementers that doesn't
> license/agree with the owners of those patents. Check the recent MP3
> case for example.

I'm trying to strengthen the connection between the two WTO treaties and 
open standards.  ISO would be part of one possible approach.

> We made a classification of standards in FFII, please, check if you
> agree with our view:
> http://action.ffii.org/openstandards

I agree fully.  Specifically, there should be no patents anywhere in 
standards, published complete, and no restrictions on use or distribution.
IMHO patents have no place in software, as they harm both technological 
progress and economic progress.

-Lars

Lars Noodén
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