[Opensim-dev] Violating the GPL by looking (Re: Voice Module)

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Kyle Hamilton wrote:
> If the 'open standards' aren't necessarily patent-free, what is?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_standards

Open standards are not always patent-free specifications. They, however, 
are considered to be royalty-free patents with no fees to use the public 
specifications.

I suggest one to be familiar with IETF: http://www.ietf.org/

Especially the WG process: http://www.ietf.org/tao.html#anchor28