[okfn-discuss] Keeping DRM out of HTML5

Thu May 16 18:18:55 UTC 2013

On Thu, 16 May 2013 18:17:21 +0200, Harry Halpin <hhalpin at ibiblio.org> said:

    hh> If OKFN wanted to object, an
    hh> easy way would be to join W3C and object. A petition will have
    hh> much less of an effect I think.

Harry, that amounts to saying, "if you want to object it'll cost you
EUR1950 or EUR7800", and be the lone dissenting voice on the WG. A
petition means a louder dissenting voice that the WG ought to at least
notice, even if it is outside the W3C process.

There are reasons that the OKF should join the W3C, I actually think
it would be a good idea, but this isn't one of them.

-w