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These are statements from FSF about the issue we've been discussing at
ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org(_dot_)
http://www.fsf.org/campaigns/software-patents/draft-housley-tls-authz-extns.
html
and
http://www.fsf.org/news/oppose-tls-authz-standard.html
The GPL does not have problems with most IETF specifications, only those
that are encumbered by non-free patents. This is an important example of why
so many of us in the open source and free software communities believe that
the IETF patent policy must be improved.
/Larry Rosen
Lawrence Rosen
Rosenlaw & Einschlag, a technology law firm (www.rosenlaw.com)
3001 King Ranch Road, Ukiah, CA 95482
707-485-1242 * cell: 707-478-8932 * fax: 707-485-1243
Skype: LawrenceRosen
Author of "Open Source Licensing: Software Freedom and
Intellectual Property Law" (Prentice Hall 2004)
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