This is outlined in the IPR Process: http://openid.net/ipr/OpenID_Process_Document_(Final_Clean_20071221).pdf . It wouldn't hurt to streamline it into an easy to follow page or something though.
--David On Feb 26, 2008, at 9:05 AM, Drummond Reed wrote: > I agree with Nat -- the Contribution Agreements all work in the > past. How > specifically does a new working group start its work and obtain > contribution > agreements for new work going forward? > > This is fairly urgent topic as Nat and others want to propose new > work and > get started. > > Scott, can you add that to the agenda for this Thursday's board > telecon? > > Thanks, > > =Drummond > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> Behalf >> Of Nat Sakimura >> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 7:49 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: [OpenID board] CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT >> >> Since this mail is rather long, here is the excecutive summary. >> >> (0) I want to start contributing and thus sign the contribution >> agreement. >> (1) The current non-assertion agreement is only for the works of >> the past. >> (2) Therefore, it does not work for the new contributions on a new >> work >> group. >> (3) Which document shall I sign for making contributions? >> >> Following is the detail: >> >> http://openid.net/ipr/Non-Assertion- >> Agreement/OpenID_IP_Contribution_Agreement_(Entities)_20071205.pdf >> >> The document is specifically for the Specifications which is defined >> as in section 1 (g) >> >> (g) "Specifications" means solely the indicated versions of >> the >> following documents (each of which, as of the >> Effective Date, is located at the indicated URL): (i) OpenID >> Authentication 1.1 (http://openid.net/specs/openid‐ >> authentication‐1_1.html);; (ii) OpenID Simple Registration >> Extension 1.0 (http://openid.net/specs/openid‐simple‐ >> registration‐extension‐1_0.html);; (iii) OpenID >> Authentication 2.0 >> - Implementer's Draft 12 >> (http://openid.net/specs/openid‐authentication‐ >> 2_0‐12.html); (v) >> Yadis Discovery Protocol 1.0 >> (http://yadis.org/papers/yadis‐v1.0.pdf); and (vi) OpenID >> Attribute >> Exchange - Draft 8 >> (http://openid.net/specs/openid‐attribute‐ >> exchange‐1_0‐08.html). >> >> Moreover, "Contribution" is defined in section 1(a) as >> >> (a) "Contributions" means any written communication made by or >> on behalf of Contributor before the Effective Date and intended >> for inclusion in a Specification. >> >> Note that Effective Date is the date of signing this agreement. >> >> So it does not include the future proposed specification at all, from >> what I see. >> To this extent, I do not think this agreement can be used to initiate >> a new Work Group specified in the spec. process document. In fact, >> none of us, including those who have signed this contribution >> agreement can start contributing for new things at all, if my >> interpretation is right (and I think I am right.) >> >> >> =nat >> >> >> 2008/2/20, Nat Sakimura <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>> Hi all: >>> >>> I have looked at: >>> http://openid.net/ipr/Non-Assertion- >> Agreement/OpenID_IP_Contribution_Agreement_(Entities)_20071205.pdf >>> >>> Looks like it is not the general case. (If I am not reading it >>> wrong, >> it >>> only covers "the Specifications") >>> >>> If I were to start a WG process, the contributors need to submit >>> Contribution Agreement as par IPR Policy. Which particular document >>> should I submit? >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Nat Sakimura (=nat) >>> Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> board mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/board >>> >> >> >> -- >> Nat Sakimura (=nat) >> http://www.sakimura.org/en/ > > _______________________________________________ > board mailing list > [email protected] > http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/board _______________________________________________ board mailing list [email protected] http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/board
