There is an article over at slashdot about the w3c considering the use of
patented technologies in future protocols.

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=01/09/30/1454216&mode=thread

Looks like this is the last day to get in any comments on the proposed
plan, so if you value being able to use konqueror, mozilla or any other
browser that can't afford to pay a license fee to be able to browse future
web pages.

Please see the article on the link above for details and places to send
comments.

Brian Cluff