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Re: A priori IPR choices

2007-10-23 06:49:00
On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:42:06 -0400
Theodore Tso <tytso(_at_)mit(_dot_)edu> wrote:

I like this document a lot; kudo's to Simon for writing it!

My personal opinion is that suggestions for how to write a free
standard published as an informational RFC is much more useful than
trying to get consensus around some edict that the IETF _only_ publish
free standards.

I agree.  There are a number of problems with the current draft (i.e.,
the reference to RSA patents -- those expired years ago), but none that
I think would block progress of the document.  This is definitely worth
pursuing.

Me too. In a WG I've been involved with recently we had one
participant with a patent who wanted to make their declaration
open-source friendly but that took a few iterations (which
cost them lawyer time). If this document could help short-circuit
that, that'd be another good thing.

Stephen.



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