Status and History Question on ebxml standards

[tom poe]

Hi:  Somewhere in the last few days, I think there was an alert as to the 
significance of this standard, suggesting that IBM and MS hold patents on it, 
and it is operating under RAND licensing.  The concern is, that I also 
remember a term, "Gatekeeper", and that term always gets my interest.  
Unfortunately, I did not stop long enough to get a handle on this.  

The reason I bring this up on this list, is that "Gatekeeper" technology is a 
critical component of access to information.  Considering the major patent 
holders of this Open W3.org - sponsored - standard carries a high credibility 
risk with it, and I wonder if anyone has a referral to sites that might give 
some insight into the status and history of this standard?
Thanks,
Tom Poe
Reno, NV
http://www.studioforrecording.org/
http://www.ibiblio.org/studioforrecording/
http://renotahoe.pm.org/


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From: Klaus-Dieter Naujok [mailto:knaujok at home.com]
Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2001 4:06 AM
To: ebXML General List
Subject: ebXML Approved


On Friday 11 May ebXML approved _ALL_ required Specifications,
Technical Reports and White Papers resulting in proving the ebXML
eBusiness Frameworks as set out 18 months ago. This was only
possible by the deep desire of all participating experts from the
business and vendor world, be it via the project team list or attending the
ebXML meetings. I like to
congratulate you all for a job well done.

Please visit our web site next week to download all final documents as well
as the information on our next
steps.

Regards,

Klaus

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Klaus-Dieter Naujok                          ebXML & TMWG Chair
Netfish Technologies, Santa Clara, CA, Chief Technology Officer