Hi - Thanks for the clarification. Does this mean that if a WG really has no concern that the documents it's working on would be spun off to another organization, then it doesn't need to worry about tracking down "contributors"? Randy > From: "Contreras, Jorge" <Jorge.Contreras@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <randy_presuhn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <ietf@xxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 5:33 PM > Subject: Re: RFC 5378 "contributions" > > Re: RFC 5378 "contributions"No, absolutely not. Use of pre-5378 materials in the IETF standards process has never been an issue, only use outside the IETF is problematic (ie, allowed under 5378 but not the earlier rules). > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx <ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx> > To: IETF Discussion <ietf@xxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wed Jan 14 19:32:27 2009 > Subject: RFC 5378 "contributions" > > Hi - > > I originally asked this question on the WG chairs' list, and > was asked to ask again here... > > The discussion about RFC 5378 (what little I've been able to > understand of it, anyway) has focussed on I-Ds and RFCs. > However, the definition of "contribution" in that document > includes, among other things, mailing list discussions. > > Does this mean that we need to get contributor permission > before using, for example, material from a pre-5378 RFC in > a mailing list discussion, or before including text from a > pre-5378 email posting in an internet draft? > > This seems really silly, but that's what the discussion is > starting to sound like to me. > > Randy > > > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > > _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf