WC3 RAND: IBM behind it

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Post #11,834 by kmself 10/4/01 9:03:01 PM 10/5/01 2:12:59 AM Reply	WC3 RAND: IBM behind it There's another [link\|http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/22052.html\|story with gratuitious quotes of famous people] which reveals that IBM, not [link\|http://www.microsoft.com/\|the usual suspects], are behind the "RAND" ("reasonable and non-discriminatory" -- in reality, neither). There's a [link\|http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2001/10/4/193550/332\|K5 article] (Update: now posted) by some guy as well, gives a bit more of the editorial slant. [Edit: updated link and text description of same as story posted.] `-- Karsten M. Self [link\|mailto:kmself@ix.netcom.com\|kmself@ix.netcom.com] What part of "gestalt" don't you understand?` Edited by kmself Oct. 5, 2001, 02:12:59 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #11,839 by a6l6e6x 10/4/01 9:38:41 PM Reply	Please edit K5 link, it's in "moderate" mode Alex Whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad. -- Euripides
Post #11,852 by kmself 10/4/01 10:27:57 PM Reply	Um. Yeah. I mentioned that I'll reedit when the article leaves queue. Right now you'll need a K5 account to see the story. It's progressing well -- 55 + vote currently, 80 needed to post. So give it a few hours and I'll get to it. `-- Karsten M. Self [link\|mailto:kmself@ix.netcom.com\|kmself@ix.netcom.com] What part of "gestalt" don't you understand?`

Patenting the web - (admin) - (10) - Oct. 1, 2001, 11:32:59 AM EDT

Re: Patenting the web - (Yendor) - Oct. 1, 2001, 02:12:05 PM EDT

Just another example, if ya wanna see English spoken - (Ashton) - (2) - Oct. 1, 2001, 08:01:17 PM EDT

Just Doesn't Register Here - (gdaustin) - Oct. 1, 2001, 11:03:26 PM EDT

Just Doesn't Register Here - (gdaustin) - Oct. 1, 2001, 11:04:17 PM EDT

Comment deadline extended to Oct 11. - (kmself) - Oct. 2, 2001, 03:05:42 AM EDT

Gartner holds forth: Don't go there, W3C - (kmself) - Oct. 2, 2001, 10:21:55 PM EDT

WC3 RAND: IBM behind it - (kmself) - (2) - Oct. 5, 2001, 02:12:59 AM EDT

Please edit K5 link, it's in "moderate" mode -NT - (a6l6e6x) - (1) - Oct. 4, 2001, 09:38:41 PM EDT

Um. Yeah. I mentioned that - (kmself) - Oct. 4, 2001, 10:27:57 PM EDT

Time for gWeb? - (tuberculosis) - Oct. 5, 2001, 01:51:58 PM EDT

NOO..OOO - not WD-40!
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