I would agree with Wayne - I lurk on that list but I wouldn't dare make a
contribution, as it's all been said by the big guys anyway.
It occurs to me that the patent Microsoft are talking about is only "applied
for". And given the fact that it is an absolutely obvious technology
according to folks on the ietf-mxcomp list - can some strong representation
be made to the people in the patent ofice who judge these things? I am
clue-less as to how patent application decisions are made in USA - but I
believe it would be thrown out in UK or Europe, and possibly many other
countries as well.
I've published them as text files for ease. ( I hate pdf )
http://www.idimo.com/sender-ID/MS_Sender-ID_FAQ's.txt
http://www.idimo.com/sender-ID/MS_Sender-ID_Licence.txt
Slainte,
JohnP.
johnp(_at_)idimo(_dot_)com
ICQ 313355492
----- Original Message -----
From: "wayne" <wayne(_at_)midwestcs(_dot_)com>
To: <spf-discuss(_at_)v2(_dot_)listbox(_dot_)com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: [spf-discuss] Patent license
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"Michel Bouissou"
<michel(_at_)bouissou(_dot_)net> writes:
Koen Martens a écrit :
I urge anyone who has permission to post to the mxcomp list to speak up
and protest against this license, since this license is imo a danger to
those of us running free, open software.
Everybody has permission to post there, you just need to subscribe to
the
ietf-mxcomp list.
While it is true that anyone can subscribe and post to the IETF MARID
list (ietf-mxcomp), there are many that take a dim view of people who
just post on one subject without having participated in the working
group. Since decisions are made by the "rough consensus of the
working group", people who have not worked on the proposals may well
be viewed as not being part of the working group by the co-chairs.
If you want your voice to be heard, I highly recommend
reading/reviewing a large portion of the archives. You should also be
somewhat knowledgeable about the workings of the IETF. There are some
good RFCs/FAQs on the IETF website. The "tao of the IETF" (or some
name close to that) is a very good read.
I'm not trying to discourage people from posting their concerns to the
MARID list, far from it, I am trying to help keep your views from
being dismissed.
-wayne
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