> -----Original Message----- > From: Lawrence Rosen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 10:16 AM > To: ietf@ietf.org > Subject: RE: A priori IPR choices [Re: Third > LastCall:draft-housley-tls-authz-extns] > > [...] Everyone > expects IETF to take reasonable steps, consistent with its fundamental > technical mission, to de-mine the patent landscape so that anyone can > implement our worldwide specifications in products of all types. >
I don't presume to speak for everyone. I expect the IETF to take reasonable steps to de-mine the patent landscape related to our own policies, so that anyone can implement our worldwide specifications in products of all types. I expect those reasonable steps to include IPR disclosure by participants in the process, and where IPR has been disclosed, the IETF should discuss the tradeoffs and make a decision about whether IPR-encumbrance is acceptable. I do NOT expect those reasonable steps to include declaring that all companies contributing to a standard must give away associated IPR for free, to suit the open source community. I think it is an unreasonable demand from the open source community, and it is the licensing terms of open source implementations that place limitations on implementing our worldwide specifications in products of all types. David Harrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
