On 12/6/06, Recordon, David <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey guys, > Been working with Gabe, and others, on starting to draft an IPR Policy > for OpenID specifications. We'd appreciate feedback in terms of if what > is written captures the correct intent of the community? We realize the > language isn't technically as tight as it needs to be, though first want > to make sure it is saying the right thing. It is largely based on the > IPR Policy for Microformats. > > http://openid.net/wiki/index.php/IPR_Policy
A problem with saying "you MUST offer ... a royalty free license" is that in order to be open-source-friendly the licence has to be automatic - otherwise potentially each user of the s/w has to jump through hoops to get the licence. > > Thanks, > --David > _______________________________________________ > general mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/general > _______________________________________________ specs mailing list specs@openid.net http://openid.net/mailman/listinfo/specs
