On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 11:25 AM, Dave Crocker <dhc@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> { the directive here is remarkably soft. much too soft, IMO. a sentence
> structure that's a bit too complicated. so...}
>
> A contribution by you consists of anything you write, say or discuss in any
> IETF context. If you are aware that any contribution you make is covered by
> a patent or a patent application, you are REQUIRED to disclose that fact
> IMMEDIATELY.
>
I note that this is not the same language as is in BCP 79, which says:
" as soon as reasonably possible " instead of IMMEDIATELY. I don't
believe the NOTE WELL should disagree with the BCP on that point. If
this changes, it should change in the BCP first/simultaneously.
regards,
Ted Hardie