On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 5:54 PM, Gianugo Rabellino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Apr 22, 2008, at 11:45 PM, Sam Ruby wrote: > > > > > On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 5:14 PM, Gianugo Rabellino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > On Apr 22, 2008, at 10:44 PM, Sam Ruby wrote: > > > > Just so it is clear: I am comfortable with POI proceeding if everybody > > understands that in the event that patent threats surface that I will > > be advocating that the affected code be remedied and/or jettisoned. I > > am also comfortable with assisting Andy with his efforts to reduce the > > possibility that this ever occurs. > > > > +1, as in not only I agree but I will be the first one to act in that case, > but is this something Andy would be comfortable with?
I made two statements there. I am comfortable with both. I take it that you are comfortable with the first and have no objection to the second. Andy is comfortable with the second, but would probably characterize the first as "irresponsible". As always, he is welcome to correct me at any time. > > > I still need someone to explain me how the potential Microsoft CCLA > would > > > be useful. Assuming there is no copyright contribution from Microsoft, > which > > > grants of patent license would be applicable? > > > > Roy has spelled out how the crafters of the various ASF documents > > intended for the License, ICLA, and CCLA to be interpreted. If that > > interpretation is either surprising or unacceptable to either > > Sourcesense or Microsoft, then perhaps we may need to continue this > > discussion. > > As you can imagine, I won't/can't speak for Microsoft. With my Sourcesense > hat on I have no problem with that interpretation. It might puzzle my ASF > member hat and my Italian law school memories, but if that's an > authoritative reading of how the xCLAs are to be interpreted, I'm fine with > it and I believe that would sort the issue right from the start. While I, too, can't speak FOR Microsoft, I am quite willing to speak WITH Microsoft. Particularly if the request was modestly scoped, and if doing so would sort the issue right from the start. - Sam Ruby --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
