Re: Proposed New Note Well

Dave Cridland <dave@cridland.net> Mon, 04 January 2016 21:11 UTC

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Subject: Re: Proposed New Note Well
From: Dave Cridland <dave@cridland.net>
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On 4 January 2016 at 15:41, IESG Secretary <iesg-secretary@ietf.org> wrote:

> The IESG and the IAOC legal team have worked together to propose a new
> version for the note well that is used in various IETF activities. The
> intent is to make the note well shorter and more readable, and point more
> clearly to the full documentation of the various rules.
>
> The current note well is available at
> https://www.ietf.org/about/note-well.html and the proposed new one is
> below.
>
> The IESG will make a decision about this matter shortly. Please provide
> comments, if any, to ietf@ietf.org or to the IESG at iesg@ietf.org before
> January 30, 2016.
>
> ———
>
> Note Well
>
> This summary does not contain all the details and is only meant to point
> you in the right direction. Exceptions may apply. The IETF's patent policy
> and the definition of an IETF "contribution" are set forth in BCP 79;
> please read it carefully.



>
>
The brief summary:
>
>
No, this is not a summary; these are "some key points".


> • By participating with the IETF, you agree to follow IETF processes and
> policies.
> • If you are aware that any contribution to the IETF is covered by patents
> or patent applications that are owned by, controlled by, or would benefit
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> For further information, talk to a chair, ask an Area Director, or review
> the following:
>

I don't think that's an "or". I think:

The definitive policies are covered in the following documents which you
should read. If you are unsure, please contact a Working Group Chair or an
Area Director prior to participating.


> ​
> BCP 9 (on the Internet Standards Process)
> ​BCP 25 (on the Working Group processes)
> ​BCP 78 (on copyright in IETF documents)
> ​BCP 79 (on patents covering IETF documents)
> TBD (on IETF Privacy Statement)
>
>
It's essential that these are provided as URLs as well as simple
references. Newcomers to the IETF may have heard of an RFC and be
comfortable with locating them; but not a BCP.

Dave.