On 10/09/2015 09:15, Sam Hartman wrote:
>>>>>> "Brian" == Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> Brian> If somebody wants to provide their hackathon code to the
> Brian> IETF, they could submit an Internet Draft whose body consists
> Brian> of their code, between <CODE BEGINS> and <CODE ENDS>. Then it
> Brian> becomes an IETF contribution with a Simplified BSD licence,
> Brian> as I understand the IETF Trust's legal provisions.
>
> No, I think you're wrong.
> I think marking something as code has nothing to do with the rights that
> the IETF gets, it only affects whether the rest of the world can
> actually use our contributions in open-source contexts.
Oh sure: but putting it under Simplified BSD allows the IETF tools team
and the Secretariat to use it, just like anyone else.
Brian