Re: [IAOC] I know I am dumb stupid but I am also dumb stubborn [was IETF Trust license is too restricted]

2005-12-19 Thread Brian E Carpenter
JFC, I have checked and from a legal point of view, the closing signatures last week appear to make no difference to anybody's legal liability. All recent RFCs carry a rather strong disclaimer starting 'This document and the information contained herein are provided on an AS IS basis...' and I

Re: [IAOC] I know I am dumb stupid but I am also dumb stubborn [was IETF Trust license is too restricted]

2005-12-09 Thread JFC (Jefsey) Morfin
At 04:08 09/12/2005, Lucy E. Lynch wrote: On Fri, 9 Dec 2005, JFC (Jefsey) Morfin wrote: snip NB1: I fully understand that people from the darkwing are jealous from those living on the brightside. :-) channeling Lord Vader ... The force is with you young Skywalker, but you are not a Jedi yet.

Re: The IETF Trust License is too restricted

2005-12-08 Thread Simon Josefsson
Sam Hartman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Simon == Simon Josefsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Simon Harald Tveit Alvestrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: --On tirsdag, desember 06, 2005 13:07:50 +0100 Simon Josefsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd feel more comfortable if the

Re: The IETF Trust License is too restricted

2005-12-08 Thread Lucy E. Lynch
On Thu, 8 Dec 2005, Simon Josefsson wrote: Sam Hartman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Simon == Simon Josefsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Simon Harald Tveit Alvestrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: --On tirsdag, desember 06, 2005 13:07:50 +0100 Simon Josefsson [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [IAOC] Re: The IETF Trust License is too restricted

2005-12-08 Thread Brian E Carpenter
Lucy E. Lynch wrote: On Thu, 8 Dec 2005, Simon Josefsson wrote: Sam Hartman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Simon == Simon Josefsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Simon Harald Tveit Alvestrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: --On tirsdag, desember 06, 2005 13:07:50 +0100 Simon Josefsson

Re: The IETF Trust License is too restricted

2005-12-08 Thread Simon Josefsson
Lucy E. Lynch [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: On Thu, 8 Dec 2005, Simon Josefsson wrote: Sam Hartman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Simon == Simon Josefsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Simon Harald Tveit Alvestrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: --On tirsdag, desember 06, 2005 13:07:50 +0100

Re: The IETF Trust License is too restricted

2005-12-08 Thread Lucy E. Lynch
On Thu, 8 Dec 2005, Simon Josefsson wrote: snip The new section 9.5 would appear to read: (I note that it would be useful to continuously update to actual document so we can quote it, rather than relying in various e-mails updating portions of the document) Updated - see:

Re: The IETF Trust License is too restricted

2005-12-08 Thread Simon Josefsson
Lucy E. Lynch [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Updated - see: http://koi.uoregon.edu/~iaoc/docs/IETF-Trust-12-08-05.pdf Thanks! The Trust (acting through the Trustees) shall have the right to grant licenses for the use of the Trust Assets on such terms, subject to Section 7.1, as the

Re: [IAOC] Re: The IETF Trust License is too restricted

2005-12-08 Thread Simon Josefsson
Brian E Carpenter [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Lucy E. Lynch wrote: On Thu, 8 Dec 2005, Simon Josefsson wrote: Sam Hartman [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I think it is sufficient the trust be able to operate under any set of outbound rights we come up with. That won't be possible, given the current

Re: The IETF Trust License is too restricted

2005-12-08 Thread Sam Hartman
I don't see the problem here. For example, I believe the IETF could license a tool under the GPL if it wanted to. I believe it would need to require that work it paid for was assigned to the trust but that's a fairly common practice. ___ Ietf mailing

Re: [IAOC] I know I am dumb stupid but I am also dumb stubborn [was IETF Trust license is too restricted]

2005-12-08 Thread Lucy E. Lynch
On Mon, 5 Dec 2005, JFC (Jefsey) Morfin wrote: At 15:50 05/12/2005, Brian E Carpenter wrote: Simon, You are bit behind real time. We already updated this text. http://www1.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ietf-announce/current/msg01837.html Dear Brian, Great! the three stupid points I am

Re: [IAOC] I know I am dumb stupid but I am also dumb stubborn [was IETF Trust license is too restricted]

2005-12-08 Thread JFC (Jefsey) Morfin
At 21:55 08/12/2005, Lucy E. Lynch wrote: On Mon, 5 Dec 2005, JFC (Jefsey) Morfin wrote: At 15:50 05/12/2005, Brian E Carpenter wrote: Simon, You are bit behind real time. We already updated this text. http://www1.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ietf-announce/current/msg01837.html Dear Brian,

Re: [IAOC] I know I am dumb stupid but I am also dumb stubborn [was IETF Trust license is too restricted]

2005-12-08 Thread Lucy E. Lynch
On Fri, 9 Dec 2005, JFC (Jefsey) Morfin wrote: snip NB1: I fully understand that people from the darkwing are jealous from those living on the brightside. :-) channeling Lord Vader ... The force is with you young Skywalker, but you are not a Jedi yet. NB2: I still wait for my response

Re: The IETF Trust License is too restricted

2005-12-07 Thread Sam Hartman
Simon == Simon Josefsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Simon Harald Tveit Alvestrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: --On tirsdag, desember 06, 2005 13:07:50 +0100 Simon Josefsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd feel more comfortable if the outbounds right issue was settled,

Re: The IETF Trust License is too restricted

2005-12-06 Thread Brian E Carpenter
Hallam-Baker, Phillip wrote: From: Brian E Carpenter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Its purpose is to give the IETF control of its own IPR, which has previously been held by 3rd parties. (That's not the legal statement of purpose in the formal Trust Agreement.) What we then do once we have

Re: The IETF Trust License is too restricted

2005-12-06 Thread Brian E Carpenter
Francis Dupont wrote: In your previous mail you wrote: The text in section 9.5 appear to me to make it permanently impossible to incorporate portions of RFC in both free or proprietary products. I believe that is unacceptable, and that it is counter to the needs of many in the

Re: I know I am dumb stupid but I am also dumb stubborn [was IETF Trust license is too restricted]

2005-12-06 Thread Brian E Carpenter
JFC (Jefsey) Morfin wrote: At 15:50 05/12/2005, Brian E Carpenter wrote: Simon, You are bit behind real time. We already updated this text. http://www1.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ietf-announce/current/msg01837.html Dear Brian, Great! the three stupid points I am stubbornly interested in are

Re: The IETF Trust License is too restricted

2005-12-06 Thread Simon Josefsson
Hallam-Baker, Phillip [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: Brian E Carpenter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Its purpose is to give the IETF control of its own IPR, which has previously been held by 3rd parties. (That's not the legal statement of purpose in the formal Trust Agreement.) What we

Re: The IETF Trust License is too restricted

2005-12-06 Thread Harald Tveit Alvestrand
--On tirsdag, desember 06, 2005 13:07:50 +0100 Simon Josefsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd feel more comfortable if the outbounds right issue was settled, before all IPR is signed away to some external body that, to me, it seem unclear whether the IETF has total control over. Remember

Re: The IETF Trust License is too restricted

2005-12-06 Thread Brian E Carpenter
Simon Josefsson wrote: Hallam-Baker, Phillip [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: Brian E Carpenter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Its purpose is to give the IETF control of its own IPR, which has previously been held by 3rd parties. (That's not the legal statement of purpose in the formal Trust

Re: The IETF Trust License is too restricted

2005-12-06 Thread Simon Josefsson
Harald Tveit Alvestrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: --On tirsdag, desember 06, 2005 13:07:50 +0100 Simon Josefsson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'd feel more comfortable if the outbounds right issue was settled, before all IPR is signed away to some external body that, to me, it seem unclear

Re: The IETF Trust License is too restricted

2005-12-06 Thread Simon Josefsson
Brian E Carpenter [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Simon Josefsson wrote: Hallam-Baker, Phillip [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: From: Brian E Carpenter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Its purpose is to give the IETF control of its own IPR, which has previously been held by 3rd parties. (That's not the

RE: The IETF Trust License is too restricted

2005-12-06 Thread Gray, Eric
PROTECTED] -- On Behalf Of Simon Josefsson -- Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 9:17 AM -- To: Brian E Carpenter -- Cc: IAOC; ietf@ietf.org -- Subject: Re: The IETF Trust License is too restricted -- -- Brian E Carpenter [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: -- -- Simon Josefsson wrote: -- Hallam-Baker

Re: I know I am dumb stupid but I am also dumb stubborn [was IETF Trust license is too restricted]

2005-12-06 Thread JFC (Jefsey) Morfin
Dear Brian, thank you for your response. It calls for remarks (in the text). At 11:09 06/12/2005, Brian E Carpenter wrote: JFC (Jefsey) Morfin wrote: At 15:50 05/12/2005, Brian E Carpenter wrote: I don't understand the context of your question. All the announcements about the draft Trust

Re: The IETF Trust License is too restricted

2005-12-06 Thread Frank Ellermann
Simon Josefsson wrote: unacceptable to the Debian and FreeBSD community. They are not in a legal position to grant the Trust all rights to derivative works of the work that include portions of RFCs. We're back at CC-BY vs. CC-BY-SA, aren't we ? If they are unwilling to share alike they

The IETF Trust License is too restricted

2005-12-05 Thread Simon Josefsson
The text in section 9.5 appear to me to make it permanently impossible to incorporate portions of RFC in both free or proprietary products. I believe that is unacceptable, and that it is counter to the needs of many in the IETF community. In the IPR WG, I have documented that implementations of

RE: The IETF Trust License is too restricted

2005-12-05 Thread Hallam-Baker, Phillip
Behalf Of Simon Josefsson The text in section 9.5 appear to me to make it permanently impossible to incorporate portions of RFC in both free or proprietary products. I believe the requirement to give up all rights to derivative works of the IETF IPR would be unacceptable to the Debian

Re: The IETF Trust License is too restricted

2005-12-05 Thread Simon Josefsson
Brian E Carpenter [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Simon, You are bit behind real time. We already updated this text. http://www1.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ietf-announce/current/msg01837.html Thanks! This was also pointed out in private e-mail. The new text do solve my concern. I do think it is

Re: The IETF Trust License is too restricted

2005-12-05 Thread Brian E Carpenter
Simon, You are bit behind real time. We already updated this text. http://www1.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ietf-announce/current/msg01837.html Brian Simon Josefsson wrote: The text in section 9.5 appear to me to make it permanently impossible to incorporate portions of RFC in both free or

Re: The IETF Trust License is too restricted

2005-12-05 Thread Brian E Carpenter
Hallam-Baker, Phillip wrote: ... What is the purpose of the trust if not to attempt to prevent unauthorized derrivative works? Its purpose is to give the IETF control of its own IPR, which has previously been held by 3rd parties. (That's not the legal statement of purpose in the formal Trust

RE: The IETF Trust License is too restricted

2005-12-05 Thread Hallam-Baker, Phillip
From: Brian E Carpenter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Its purpose is to give the IETF control of its own IPR, which has previously been held by 3rd parties. (That's not the legal statement of purpose in the formal Trust Agreement.) What we then do once we have such control is then

I know I am dumb stupid but I am also dumb stubborn [was IETF Trust license is too restricted]

2005-12-05 Thread JFC (Jefsey) Morfin
At 15:50 05/12/2005, Brian E Carpenter wrote: Simon, You are bit behind real time. We already updated this text. http://www1.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ietf-announce/current/msg01837.html Dear Brian, Great! the three stupid points I am stubbornly interested in are gathered here! Please read

Re: The IETF Trust License is too restricted

2005-12-05 Thread Francis Dupont
In your previous mail you wrote: The text in section 9.5 appear to me to make it permanently impossible to incorporate portions of RFC in both free or proprietary products. I believe that is unacceptable, and that it is counter to the needs of many in the IETF community. = I