On 10/09/2015 07:58, Charles Eckel (eckelcu) wrote:
> My original response inadvertently gloss over that point. My understanding
> is the same as yours, Sam.
>
> Cheers,
> Charles
>
> On 9/9/15, 10:07 AM, "Sam Hartman" <hartmans-ietf@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>>>>>> "Charles" == Charles Eckel (eckelcu) <eckelcu@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>
>> Charles> Good question, Miao. Hackathon registration and
>> Charles> participation is independent of the IETF meeting; however,
>> Charles> we do make it clear in the registration and at the event
>> Charles> that participation in the Hackathon is subject to the IETF
>> Charles> Note Well. In addition to this, open source projects have
>> Charles> their own governance and rules for contributing to
>> Charles> them. These must be adhered to as well when code developed
>> Charles> at the Hackathon is contributed into these projects.
>>
>> My understanding of copyright and the IETF note well is inconsistent
>> with Mr. Fuyou's description though.
>> In particular, typically ownership of the IETF contribution remains with
>> the contributor, although the IETF is granted a rather broad
>> non-exclusive license to
>> the contribution.
If somebody wants to provide their hackathon code to the IETF, they could
submit an Internet Draft whose body consists of their code, between
<CODE BEGINS> and <CODE ENDS>. Then it becomes an IETF contribution with a
Simplified BSD licence, as I understand the IETF Trust's legal provisions.
Brian