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Re: "RAND" IPR, IETF and Debian

Pekka Savola <pekkas@netcore.fi> Mon, 03 November 2003 19:01 UTC

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From: Pekka Savola <pekkas@netcore.fi>
To: Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino <itojun@itojun.org>
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Subject: Re: "RAND" IPR, IETF and Debian
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On Mon, 3 Nov 2003, Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino wrote:
> 	KAME's policy is attached below.  we do not accept RAND licenses, as
> 	it will require other people to get license from the license holders
> 	(thus the redistribution of KAME code will not be very
> 	"redistributable/reusable").  i can't speak for Net/Free/OpenBSD
> 	project, but i guess basically they're in the same position.

FWIW, 

I've tried to get draft-ietf-ipr-template-07.txt modified in such a manner
that granting RF license *implies* licensing, and that getting the actual
license is must NOT be required.

This is really important for technologies which are not only implemented 
by commercial vendors.

IMHO, this really needs to change.  RF licensing every user, implementor
or distributor to negotiate a license (or a threat of that) is
unacceptable.

-- 
Pekka Savola                 "You each name yourselves king, yet the
Netcore Oy                    kingdom bleeds."
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