On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 10:00 AM, IETF Chair <chair@xxxxxxxx> wrote
> The IESG is considering a revision to the NOTE WELL text. Please review and comment.
>
> Russ
>
>
This same text would read better to me if reordered:
"NOTE WELL
- By participating with the IETF, you agree to follow IETF processes.
- If you are aware that a contribution of yours (something you write,
say, or discuss in any IETF context) is covered by patents or patent
applications, you need to disclose that fact.
- You understand that meetings might be recorded, broadcast, and
publicly archived.
This summary is only meant to point you in the right direction, and
doesn't have all the nuances. The IETF's IPR Policy is set forth in
BCP 79; please read it carefully.
For further information: Talk to a chair, ask an Area Director, or
review BCP 9 (on the Internet Standards Process), BCP 25 (on the
Working Group processes), BCP 78 (on the IETF Trust), and BCP 79 (on
Intellectual Property Rights in the IETF)."
That puts the most important information higher up the text and, to my
eyes at least,
makes it more prominent.
My two cents,
Ted Hardie
>
> === Proposed Revised NOTE WELL Text ===
>
> Note Well
>
> This summary is only meant to point you in the right direction, and
> doesn't have all the nuances. The IETF's IPR Policy is set forth in
> BCP 79; please read it carefully.
>
> The brief summary:
> - By participating with the IETF, you agree to follow IETF processes.
> - If you are aware that a contribution of yours (something you write,
> say, or discuss in any IETF context) is covered by patents or patent
> applications, you need to disclose that fact.
> - You understand that meetings might be recorded, broadcast, and
> publicly archived.
>
> For further information: Talk to a chair, ask an Area Director, or
> review BCP 9 (on the Internet Standards Process), BCP 25 (on the
> Working Group processes), BCP 78 (on the IETF Trust), and BCP 79 (on
> Intellectual Property Rights in the IETF).