> > Does Jabber.org have a patent policy on contributions ? > > Jabber.org now manages just the XML protocol for jabber. The other kinds > of "contributions" (let's say, a new IRC Transport or whatever) are code > created to use Jabber's open XML protocol but they are not part of the > core of Jabber itself. So you could patent or (in this case more likely > copyright) your code and license it however you please. That in no way > affects the core Jabber protocol.
Does it make sense to label the contributions and specifications on jabber.org or jabbercentral.org with a statement on their patent policy. We are doing this at Jabbercentral by marking clients as Open Source or Proprietary. Regards, Ashvil _______________________________________________ jdev mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.jabber.org/listinfo/jdev
