Theodore Tso <tytso@xxxxxxx> writes: > On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 04:09:54PM +0100, Simon Josefsson wrote: >> I would agree with you for the 2-3 sentences scenario, but that's >> missing my point. I would fully disagree when it comes to 2-3 >> paragraphs, 2-3 pages, or entire I-D's. I believe the latter is the >> reality with several free software projects, including the Linux kernel. >> > > 2-3 paragraphs would probably still be fair use. I'm not aware of any > place in the Linux kernel where there was more than a few paragraphs > quoted from RFC's. There were a few projects that included full > verbatim copies of RFC's for reference/documentation purposes, > although most of those have been removed due to the fact that previous > RFC permission statements were not compliant with the Open Source > Definition, and so distributions such as Debian required that such > full copies of the RFC had to be stripped from the source packaging. As far as I can tell, current RFC permission statements are not compliant with the Open Source Definition either. /Simon _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf