RE: [ciq] IPR Transition ballot - PLEASE READ AND THIS IS IMPORTANT

["David RR Webber \(XML\)" <david@drrw.info>]

Ram,

 

Sigh - I've been trying to get OASIS to sort this out properly with guidance to TCs.

 

What we have found is that the Charter needs to be reviewed to ensure that the charter gives the correct indicator regard the TCs position on accepting contributions only without IPR constraints.

 

The other peice is that since the IPR options were put together a year or so back now - the landscape has moved somewhat - due mainly to folks like Sun adopting defensive-RF licensing as its norm (which is good postive step).

 

However - Eduardo Gutentag of the BOD gave this guidance on the Chairs discuss list in response to my Q's:

 

<snip>

all the TC has to do is to declare *in its charter* that it's an
RF mode based TC. That triggers all the necessary obligations that
apply to contributors and participants; and it also triggers the
character of the obligation that those who send comments to that
TC must agree to abide by in order for the comments to actually make
it to the comments list, thus preventing the contamination of an
RF TC, for instance, with RAND contributions.
</snip>

Provided we feel that our charter already includes this in some shape - then we are good - otherwise I feel we need to address this as a first step.

 

Thanks, DW

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [ciq] IPR Transition ballot - PLEASE READ AND THIS IS
IMPORTANT
From: "Ram Kumar" <kumar.sydney@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, September 12, 2006 4:03 pm
To: ciq@lists.oasis-open.org

CIQ TC,

It is time we vote on the IRP transition. The best transition mode to enable
free, open, royalty free standard for users is RF/LIMITED.

For further information on IPR Transition, go to:
http://www.oasis-open.org/who/intellectualproperty.php

If you or your organisation have any issues with CIQ TC transitioning to
RF/LIMITED, please let the TC know now as I am going to call for IPR
Transition Ballot.

Regards,

Ram