But it's that word "representative" I find disquieting.
I second everything you said John.
How does the IETF prevent a "RAMBUS" type scenario where
a company sits in on IETF, copies the technologies,
patents them, waits for everyone to adopt them, and then
sues everyone for infringement?
This is very concerning to me. I want so much to go hog
wild with new ideas and work for IETF, but I don't want
the work to be thrown against me in courts by a hidden
observer claiming the work to be proprietary. The work
done in IETF should be unpatentable...
the question is.. is it?
I am sure it's been discussed before, can someone point
me to how the "RAMBUS" scenario is prevented?
Regards,
Kyle Lussier