On 02/09/2017 06:43 PM, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: [...] >> [...] >>> Note: should this proposal be accepted and approved, one or more >>> claims disclosed to the TC admin and listed on the Virtio TC >>> IPR page https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/virtio/ipr.php >>> might become Essential Claims. >>> >> >> I have trouble parsing that legal stuff. Do I read that right, that >> these claims can be implemented as part of a virtio implementation without >> any worries (e.g. non open source HW implementation or non open source >> hypervisor)? > > By that legal stuff do you mean the IPR or the Note?
Both in combination. > Not representing Red Hat here, and definitely not legal advice, below is > just my personal understanding of the IPR requirements. > > Virtio TC operates under the Non-Assertion Mode of the OASIS IPR Policy: > https://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/ipr#Non-Assertion-Mode > > As far as I can tell, the hardware and software question is covered > by that policy, since it states: > > Covered Product - includes only those specific portions of a > product (hardware, software or combinations thereof) > > Also as far as I can tell IPR does not mention source at all, so I think > virtio IPR would apply to open and closed source software equally. > > The Note is included to satisfy the disclosure requirements. > > Does this answer the question? Yes, thanks. _______________________________________________ Virtualization mailing list [email protected] https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization
