It's all bit complicated but, yes, anyone can publish copies of RFCs, including translations into other languages. (See http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info/archive/IETF-Trust-License-Policy-20091228.pdffor latest provisions.)
Patent questions can be even more complex but, generally speaking, anyone involved in the IETF process should make their claims known. See http://www.ietf.org/ipr/. (It is always possible that there are those not involved with the IETF process who have patent claims.) Depending on your definition of "open", no, not all protocols approved by the IETF or documented in RFCs are unencumbered. Thanks, Donald ============================= Donald E. Eastlake 3rd 155 Beaver Street Milford, MA 01757 USA [email protected] 2010/5/21 victor nunes <[email protected]> > Hello, I would like to clarify a doubt about the RFCs > > Copyright The IETF allows you to copy, publish RFCs? > > All protocols that are part of the architecture of TCP / IP are open? > > Thanks, Victor > > -- > “Encarada do ponto de vista da juventude, a vida parece um futuro > indefinidamente longo, ao passo que, na velhice, ela parece um passado > deveras curto. Assim, a vida no seu início se apresenta do mesmo modo > que as coisas quando as olhamos através de um binóculo usado ao contrário; > mas, ao > seu final, ela se parece com as coisas tal qual são vistas quando o > binóculo > é usado de modo normal. Um homem precisa ter envelhecido e vivido > bastante para perceber como a vida é curta”. > > (Poema de Arthur Schopenhauer) > > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > >
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