John, I should have responded in my last email:
> I think you are being told --by a number of people and in > different ways-- that there is a perception that having to ask > for a license is seen as appreciably more burdensome and, for > various reasons, risky than if a general license is granted > without an application process. My impression is that is a > general perception around the IETF, not just related to your > work or proposal. > > So, rather than (or at least in addition to) telling others to > go consult their lawyers to find out whether they could possibly > work with your licensing requirements, I would encourage you to > go back to your own and see if you can either (i) get the > requirement to formally apply to you for a license removed or > (ii) get a really good explanation as to why no strategy other > than such an application is sufficient to meet your > organizational needs. Sure, I can do that too. I'm a newcomer to the IETF, and sometimes I find myself a bit out of the loop regarding the general perception around the IETF. I appreciate you filling me in. --mark _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
