I'm moving this to ietf@xxxxxxxxx There are important policy implications here that the entire community should understand before we let the IPR WG decide for us on a policy so opposite to open source and open standards! I am also copying this separately to the Open Web Foundation (OWF) list, which I believe may have some interest in ensuring that it can copy and modify IETF specifications for its own standards any time it damn well pleases. /Larry > > At 11:18 AM -0700 9/17/08, Lawrence Rosen wrote: > >> Suppose you were to specifically ask whether IETF wants to prevent > other > >> SDOs from re-publishing (modified) IETF text within their own specs? Do > you > >> expect that the community here really wants to limit the use of IETF > specs > >> in that way? > > Yes, undoubtedly that was the WG consensus. We don't want to see other > SDOs > publishing incompatible versions of our protocols, period. And this is > not paranoia; it's evidence-based, although I don't want to point the > finger > at specific SDOs, since such matters are usually handled by courteous > bilateral discussions. Using copyright protection is clearly a last > resort. > > >> Why on earth would a volunteer, cooperative standards > >> organization like IETF want to do that to other volunteer, cooperative > SDOs? > > Becaus our primary mission is to make the Internet work better, which > requires interoperable protocols, which precludes incompatible versions. > > Brian ********************* Please note: There is an earlier set of emails on this thread in the archives of the IPR WG. /Larry ********************* > -----Original Message----- > From: ipr-wg-bounces@xxxxxxxx [mailto:ipr-wg-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of Brian E Carpenter > Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 2:15 PM > To: ipr-wg@xxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: FW: IETF copying conditions _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf