Enrique Rodriguez wrote:
Roy T. Fielding wrote:
On Jul 17, 2005, at 4:16 AM, Enrique Rodriguez wrote:
... we do not expect to need CLAs from any "significant
contributors." Although it is allowed by the OSGi charter (and the
FAQ on the website states members can even charge royalties!), in
practice it is not done, since the other members would balk.
I do not understand that statement. Are you saying that nobody
other than an OSGi employee contributed copyrightable material
or patentable inventions to the final specification? Or are you
saying that there is some other agreement that the members have
signed that clears such issues for this specification? Or for R4?
Yes, I am saying that for R4 this should be clarified. I say "should"
meaning nothing has been released in a final version and I am not privy
to OSGi Alliance proceedings. But, this is the intent as I understand it:
1) OSGi members providing materials, as well as non-members providing
specification feedback, license said materials and feedback to OSGi.
Hi, Roy,
I'd like to clarify my point here with what I think is the root of the
issue. The Membership Agreement makes a distinction between DEVELOPED
MATERIALS and DEVELOPED INVENTIONS. As you initially noted, DEVELOPED
INVENTIONS are licensable by OSGi only to members. However, DEVELOPED
MATERIALS may be distributed and sublicensed according to the goals of
the OSGi charter. In the R4 specification, every contribution has been
made to OSGi as MEMBER LICENSED MATERIALS, and therefore, falls under
section 3.2 of the Membership Agreement, wherein OSGi is granted "the
right and license ... to distribute and sublicense."
Enrique
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