Folks: Pursuant to Mirja's email [1], Jan and I take this opportunity to remind anyone on the list to respond with any concerns on moving draft-ietf-alto-deployments forward.
It is imperative that the bounds of this discussion are understood uniformly, and these are: There is no IPR being claimed against draft- ietf-alto-deployments. The draft simply appears as a reference in patent applications. Patent applications routinely include references to other patents, academic papers, and standards documents. However, each such reference is not an IPR declaration. In this particular case, draft-ietf-alto-deployments is a general (informative) draft that explains the use of ALTO in various scenarios, and has been used as a reference in patent applications. The draft itself is not suggesting any specific method or processes that are subject to IPR. Furthermore, in the particular case of draft-ietf-alto-deployments, the authors of the patent applications in question have stated that the draft itself is not subject to IPR protection and can proceed. As such, the chairs and AD are of the opinion that the draft can proceed. Please let us know if you disagree and state your opinion on the disagreement to the list. Thanks, [1] https://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/alto/current/msg03096.html - vijay -- Vijay K. Gurbani, Bell Laboratories, Nokia Networks 1960 Lucent Lane, Rm. 9C-533, Naperville, Illinois 60563 (USA) Email: [email protected] / [email protected] Web: http://ect.bell-labs.com/who/vkg/ | Calendar: http://goo.gl/x3Ogq _______________________________________________ alto mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/alto
