[uddi-spec] Re: [uddi-sc] Sun Letter of assurance

[Karl Best <karl.best@oasis-open.org>]

Fred:

Such a statement should be published on the UDDI TC web page. Could you 
please, when Sun is ready, have an authorized Sun representative prepare 
such a statement and submit it to me?

Or, could your statement below be published as the Sun statement?

thanks
-Karl


Fred Federlein wrote:
> Hi Luc & Tom,
> 
> This is a response to questions that have been raised in recent OASIS
> UDDI Member Section Steering Committee meetings concerning Sun
> Microsystems' current “intentions” with respect to several pending
> patent applications that were identified more than two years ago as
> possibly relevant to UDDI v. 1 when it was under consideration by the
> UDDI organization.
> 
> We are not now aware that any of these applications, if issued, would
> contain claims which would necessarily be infringed by implementations
> of the UDDI v. 2 Specification.  Nevertheless, Sun wishes to make clear
> that if and when it is determined that Sun does own claims which would
> necessarily be infringed by any such implementation (“Necessary
> Claims”), regardless of the relationship between those claims and the
> applications mentioned above, then any party will be able to obtain from
> Sun a royalty-free license covering its Necessary Claims for the
> creation, use and distribution of compliant implementations of the the
> UDDI v. 2 Specification as finally approved by OASIS.  This license
> would be subject to the condition that the licensee agree to grant
> reciprocal royalty-free licenses under its Necessary Claims to Sun and
> any other creator, user or distributor of compliant implementations of
> the Specification. 
> 
> Regards,
> Fred
> ________________________________________________
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> Sun Microsystems,Inc. Market Development Org.
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