Ted Hardie <hardie@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > At 7:31 AM -0700 8/15/08, Simon Josefsson wrote: >>By submitting a draft to the IETF, you (normally) give the IETF rights >>to build technology based on it. > > While I am sure that you don't mean to confuse this issue, > "to build technology based on it" has two possible meanings > here. "To build on this work in order to develop standards > in the area" is one, and someone submitting a draft > to the IETF normally does give the IETF those rights. > > Other processes determine what rights are granted > to whom to build the (software|hardware) based on those standards. > One of those processes might be patent licensing or > acceptance of a quid pro quo. (such as accepting that the use > of a technology means you will not sue the holder of that > technology for patent infringement relevant to your own > rights--see Cisco's common license). Submitting a > draft does not give those rights to the IETF (and > the requirement that you file IPR claims and licenses > relevant to it is a statement that filing the draft does > not grant those rights). > > Again, I'm sure you know this in your bones, but since > this list is read by a variety of people who pick up conversations > at various places, I believe this needs to be said. > regards, > Ted Hardie Right. I should have said "... give IETF participants the right to publish an updated IETF draft" instead. Thanks, /Simon _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf