Hi. So does this mean that there is no document to sign to be Contributor? How do you know that one has agreed to the IPR policy? (Note: a contributor does not even need to be a member.)
Regards, =nat 08/02/27 に David Recordon<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> さんは書きました: > 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 > -- Nat Sakimura (=nat) http://www.sakimura.org/en/ _______________________________________________ board mailing list [email protected] http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/board
