May 1, 2008
Happy birthday, web and thank you Tim Berners-Lee
Fifteen years ago yesterday the protocols behind the world wide web were released for free to the world by CERN, thanks to Tim Berners-Lee - making the world a better place.
Below is the official declaration that sealed the release:
Related: Luminaries look to the future web - from the BBC
Exactly 15 years ago the directors at the lab where the web was first developed signed a document which said the technology could be used by anyone free of charge.
That decision was instrumental in making the web truly world wide. BBC News talks to some of the leading figures in the web community about their hopes for the future of the web.
Sir Tim Berners-Lee
Professor Wendy Hall
Dr David Belanger, AT&T
Mark Bernstein, Parc
Robert Scoble, blogger
Professor Nigel Shadbolt
Kai-Fu Lee, Google China
Mitchell Baker, Mozilla
Robert Cailliau, Cern
Tim O'Reilly
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