"Hallam-Baker," == Hallam-Baker, Phillip <pbaker(_at_)verisign(_dot_)com>
writes:
Hallam-Baker,> The two types of wiggle room that experience has
Hallam-Baker,> taught me to be highly undesirable are:
Hallam-Baker,> 1) Wiggle room of the form 'our terms are as good
Hallam-Baker,> as RANDZ' when what is being offered is going to
Hallam-Baker,> require licensing for significant classes of
Hallam-Baker,> implementation, for example:
Hallam-Baker,> A Terms that preclude commercial implementation
Hallam-Baker,> B Terms that effectively preclude open source C
Hallam-Baker,> Terms that preclude particular types of open source
Hallam-Baker,> license D Terms that allow certain uses but allow
Hallam-Baker,> the IPR holder to reserve certain key use types
Hallam-Baker,> such as providing essential services.
Hallam-Baker,> 2) Wiggle room of the type 'customary RANDZ terms
Hallam-Baker,> are not acceptable from you because'
Hallam-Baker,> A We don't like your company and want to make
Hallam-Baker,> life difficult for you B We have discovered a
Hallam-Baker,> theological objection to the customary terms C We
Hallam-Baker,> lost a debate in another forum and would like to
Hallam-Baker,> reopen it D We have a technical objection and will
Hallam-Baker,> use this as a veto
I agree that these types of discussions happen and are almost always bad ideas.
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