I am against the RedPhone Security as a IETF Standard
Joe Gulizia <jrguliz@yahoo.com> Tue, 10 February 2009 17:54 UTC
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From: Joe Gulizia <jrguliz@yahoo.com>
Subject: I am against the RedPhone Security as a IETF Standard
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As a Free/Libre Open Source Software advocate I oppose publication of
draft-housley-tls-authz-extns as a proposed standard.
The patent application disclosed by RedPhone Security has put any free software attempting to implement these extensions in a very difficult position. Free software developers cannot safely code to the specifications without risking infringement on RedPhone's patents.
As a result of these concerns and the uncertain situation they create, I learned that GnuTLS has removed support for them in its latest release -- and no other software maintained by the GNU Project will be written to them.
I know that the IETF and IESG largely share the view that patent-encumbered standards are unacceptable. Please do not allow
this decision to be negated by making it as a proposed standard.
Sincerely,
Joseph R. Gulizia
Free/Libre Open Source Software advocate
Council Bluffs, IA (USA)