> But it's that word "representative" I find disquieting. I second everything you said John. How does the IETF prevent a "RAMBUS" type scenario where a company sits in on IETF, copies the technologies, patents them, waits for everyone to adopt them, and then sues everyone for infringement? This is very concerning to me. I want so much to go hog wild with new ideas and work for IETF, but I don't want the work to be thrown against me in courts by a hidden observer claiming the work to be proprietary. The work done in IETF should be unpatentable... the question is.. is it? I am sure it's been discussed before, can someone point me to how the "RAMBUS" scenario is prevented? Regards, Kyle Lussier
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- Re: What is the IETF? -- A note of caution Ari Ollikainen
- Re: What is the IETF? -- A note of caution Matt Crawford
- Re: What is the IETF? -- A note of caution Rahmat M. Samik-Ibrahim
- Re: What is the IETF? -- A note of caution Kyle Lussier
- Re: What is the IETF? -- A note of cautio... Valdis . Kletnieks
- Re: What is the IETF? -- A note of caution Keith Moore
- Re: What is the IETF? -- A note of cautio... Ole J. Jacobsen
- Re: What is the IETF? -- A note of caution John C Klensin
- Re: What is the IETF? -- A note of caution Gabriel Landowski
- Re: What is the IETF? -- A note of caution Fred Baker
- Re: What is the IETF? -- A note of cautio... Dave Crocker
- Re: What is the IETF? -- A note of caution James Seng/Personal
- Re: What is the IETF? -- A note of cautio... Rahmat M. Samik-Ibrahim
- Re: What is the IETF? -- A note of caution Andrew Rutherford