On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 14:01, SM <sm@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > "To support the efficient development of IETF standards and > avoid unnecessary delays, chairs and ADs should look for > opportunities to promote awareness and compliance with the > IETF's IPR policies." > > WG Chairs interact with IETF participants more often than ADs. It is not > clear whether it is their responsibility to promote awareness and > compliance. Don't look for some kind of procedural responsibility. WG Chairs _want_ to ensure awareness and compliance as early as possible, because if they don't do so they suffer: they suffer embarrassment and sometimes failure of all their efforts when IPR is discovered late in the process. There's no need to assign responsibility to chairs or IESG members, we already have plenty of feedback for them. > Some points in the draft, such as the two-step approach to confirm > compliance may help to catch issues before they become a concern. Yup. Ask early and often, directly and individually. That clearly makes the askees responsible, which will matter later. Scott _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf