Re: [oiic-formation-discuss] (1)(e) Specification of the IPR Mode under which the TC will operate.

Hi,
Le 11 juin 08 à 09:50, Michael Brauer - Sun Germany - ham02 - Hamburg  
a écrit :

> Hi Rob, all,
>
>  wrote:
>> In addition to the good discussion we're having on the general  
>> domain of interoperability and documents, I propose that we take a  
>> question or two a day from the list of required and optional OASIS  
>> TC Charter definition points, and try to discuss and reach a  
>> consensus on those.
>
> +1, sounds like a good idea.
>> For today, let's take point (1)(e), the IPR Mode of the TC.   The  
>> OASIS IPR Policy is defined here: http://www.oasis-open.org/who/intellectualproperty.php
>> There are three possible IP modes a new TC may operate under, and  
>> we are required to choose one of these three for the charter of the  
>> proposed ODF IIC TC:
>> 1) RAND
>> 2) RF on RAND terms
>> 3) RF on Limited terms
>> The most common (and most friendly to implementors, IMHO) mode at  
>> OASIS is "RF on Limited terms", and that is the mode under which  
>> the OASIS ODF TC operates.  I'd urge the proposed ODF IIC TC to  
>> adopt this same IPR mode.
>
> +1 for this, too.
>

+1 as well from my side. It should also be reminded that the already  
existing ODF TC and ODF Adoption TC work on RF on limited terms.

Cheers,
Charles-H. Schulz
Associé / Founding Partner,
Ars Aperta