tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post6802613206724691105..comments2024-03-22T12:20:48.920+00:00Comments on open...: Whatever the BSA Says, FRAND is no Friend of EuropeGlyn Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-71033408373850530722010-10-15T20:38:52.013+00:002010-10-15T20:38:52.013+00:00@saulgoode: well, usually the F stands for "F...@saulgoode: well, usually the F stands for "Fair", rather than "free", but you're right that there's a fatal attraction to the word "free".Glyn Moodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436885795882611585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19798349.post-35762891010481451562010-10-15T20:31:37.925+00:002010-10-15T20:31:37.925+00:00A better acronym for royalty-free, reasonable-and-...A better acronym for royalty-free, reasonable-and-non-discriminatory licensing would be ZRAND. "FRAND" tends to provide an undeserved positive connotation due to the ambiguity between free-of-cost and freedom (whereas "zero" RAND suggests a more appropriate association with the licenses' somewhat nugatory value).<br /><br />:)saulgoodenoreply@blogger.com