Re: RFC3979bis section 7 -- hierarchy of preference for licensing
Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com> Mon, 17 February 2014 19:09 UTC
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Subject: Re: RFC3979bis section 7 -- hierarchy of preference for licensing
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On 11/02/2014 04:22, Scott Brim wrote: > Greetings. Inspired by Jorge's mail to the IETF list, I took a look at > the preferred terms again. > >> a) commitment not to assert declared IPR; >> b) commitment to license declared IPR on royalty-free terms that are >> otherwise fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (RAND-z); >> c) commitment to license declared IPR on terms that are fair, >> reasonable and non-discriminatory, and which may bear royalties or >> other financial obligations (FRAND or RAND); >> d) commitment to license, with no constraints on terms; >> e) no commitment to license. > > It seems like there's a big leap between a and b. What about the > common position of "no license required (although you can get one) > except under certain circumstances"? That is more than "commitment > not to assert declared IPR", but less than "commitment to license > royalty-free". Well, exactly where it fits in the list depends on the "certain circumstances". And haven't we also seen "no license required, but you can have one if you want"? There are more subtleties, such as committing to one of the above only if the draft is published as an RFC, or only if published as a standards-track RFC. I think establishing a rigid list in order of preference is a bit tricky, so rather than twiddling the list, I suggest adding some more weasel words to its preamble, which currently reads: > When evaluating the desirability of adopting such technologies, IETF > working groups generally prefer such terms in the following order > (from most to least desirable): For example: When evaluating the desirability of adopting such technologies, IETF working groups generally prefer such terms in the following order (from most to least desirable, although this list is incomplete and other variants might occur in practice): Brian
- RFC3979bis section 7 -- hierarchy of preference f… Stephan Wenger
- Re: RFC3979bis section 7 -- hierarchy of preferen… Barry Leiba
- Re: RFC3979bis section 7 -- hierarchy of preferen… Stephan Wenger
- Re: RFC3979bis section 7 -- hierarchy of preferen… Peter Saint-Andre
- Re: RFC3979bis section 7 -- hierarchy of preferen… Stephen Farrell
- Re: RFC3979bis section 7 -- hierarchy of preferen… Stephan Wenger
- Re: RFC3979bis section 7 -- hierarchy of preferen… Brian E Carpenter
- Re: RFC3979bis section 7 -- hierarchy of preferen… Stephan Wenger
- Re: RFC3979bis section 7 -- hierarchy of preferen… Stephen Farrell
- RE: RFC3979bis section 7 -- hierarchy of preferen… David Rudin (LCA)
- Re: RFC3979bis section 7 -- hierarchy of preferen… Ted Hardie
- Re: RFC3979bis section 7 -- hierarchy of preferen… Stephan Wenger
- Re: RFC3979bis section 7 -- hierarchy of preferen… Stephan Wenger
- RE: RFC3979bis section 7 -- hierarchy of preferen… Michael Cameron
- RE: RFC3979bis section 7 -- hierarchy of preferen… Turner, Kimberly A
- Re: RFC3979bis section 7 -- hierarchy of preferen… tsg
- Re: RFC3979bis section 7 -- hierarchy of preferen… Stephan Wenger
- Re: RFC3979bis section 7 -- hierarchy of preferen… Ted Hardie
- Re: RFC3979bis section 7 -- hierarchy of preferen… Stephan Wenger
- RE: RFC3979bis section 7 -- hierarchy of preferen… David Rudin (LCA)
- Re: RFC3979bis section 7 -- hierarchy of preferen… Thomas Narten
- Re: RFC3979bis section 7 -- hierarchy of preferen… Scott Brim
- Re: RFC3979bis section 7 -- hierarchy of preferen… Brian E Carpenter
- Re: RFC3979bis section 7 -- hierarchy of preferen… Scott Brim