Re: DNSEXT Minutes @ IETF-63 [Software Patent issues denied discussion]

["william(at)elan.net" <william at elan.net>]

On Thu, 8 Sep 2005, Dave Crocker wrote:

> > [Note:  Not very long ago, I argued persuasively to a large and broad
> > movement within the IETF seeking to have the IETF adopt an anti-patent
> > position. 
>
> my memory is slipping worse that I thought.
> i don't recall seeing evidence of the community's being persuaded.

Neverheless if I understand it, it has always been a position of IETF
to consider patented technology as being less preferable then patented
for standardization (ok, it also has a lot to do with kind of licese
patened technology has and if its available to everyone's use or not)
and that in case standardization of certain patented technology is
being considered IETF should look at if alternative to it that is
non-patented is available.

What Dean wrote makes lots of sense to me, so I primarily agree with
him, except for his typical dnsext chair bashing - I'm not sure there
is really a case there that chair is blocking discussion. I do agree
that some list members there don't like the discussion of patents, but
it appeared to be individual particupants (also it was hard to gauge
if those individual participants did not like discussions of mentioned
patent issues with dns extensions in general or if they did not like 
having discussions with Dean [on any topic] in particular).

--
William Leibzon
Elan Networks
william at elan.net

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