+1 for Peter's version. Very concise and clear. Thanks for doing that, Peter.
Dan On Jun 21, 2012, at 9:18 PM, Peter Saint-Andre wrote: > I like the idea of a brief summary that can be shown on one readable > slide at the beginning of each session, read aloud by a meeting chair, > etc. Wordsmithing below. > > On 6/21/12 4:10 PM, IETF Chair wrote: > >> If you write, say, or discuss anything in the IETF, formally or informally, >> (all of which we call "a contribution") that you know is covered by a >> patent >> or patent application you or your employer own, one of you must disclose >> that. > > With all due respect, that sentence could be improved. I suggest: > > Anything that you write, say, or discuss in the IETF, formally or > informally, > at an IETF meeting or in another IETF venue such as a mailing list, > is an > IETF contribution. If you believe that a contribution of yours is > covered by > a patent or a patent application made by you or your employer, you must > disclose it. > > Peter > > -- > Peter Saint-Andre > https://stpeter.im/ > > > > -- Dan York dy...@lodestar2.com http://www.danyork.com/ skype:danyork Phone: +1-802-735-1624 Twitter - http://twitter.com/danyork -------------------------------------------------------- All comments and opinions are entirely my own and have no connection whatsoever to any employer, past or present. Indeed, by tomorrow even I might be disavowing these comments. --------------------------------------------------------
