On Wed, 24 Oct 2007, Hallam-Baker, Phillip wrote: > GPL would not be a criterion I would consider reasonable. And in > particular I would not accept the idea that the IETF or any other body > be committed to whatever notions insert themselves into RMS in the > future. There are plenty of much less rabid open source licences which have similar approaches to patents as the GPL: see the Apache licence version 2 or the Mozilla Public Licence version 1.1, both of which include non-bureaucratic patent licensing and anti-litigation clauses. Tony. -- f.a.n.finch <dot@xxxxxxxx> http://dotat.at/ LUNDY FASTNET IRISH SEA: EAST OR SOUTHEAST 3 OR 4. SLIGHT OR MODERATE. FAIR. MODERATE OR GOOD. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf