Re: A simpler idea (was: Re: Fair use and case analysis)

["todd glassey" <todd.glassey at worldnet.att.net>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ted Hardie" <hardie at qualcomm.com>
To: "John C Klensin" <john-ietf at jck.com>
Cc: "Simon Josefsson" <jas at extundo.com>; "Brian E Carpenter"
<brc at zurich.ibm.com>; <ipr-wg at ietf.org>; "Spencer Dawkins"
<spencer at mcsr-labs.org>
Sent: Friday, April 28, 2006 1:40 PM
Subject: Re: A simpler idea (was: Re: Fair use and case analysis)


SNIP ---

>
> Unfortunately, the timescale at which the market decides
> this sort of thing can create a lot of harm.  This is particularly
> the case where the damage done by the interworking middleboxes
> hides the brokenness to the end user.  Or, rather more
> exactly, hides the cause of the brokenness to the end users
> while still exposing to the consequences of the fragility.
> Doing what we can to avoid that is a valuable use of our time.
> That means our answer to "Can I modify your spec?" should be
> "Sure, come here and help us all make sure it operates in
> your environment well", not "Sure, and if it does not interoperate
> with folks who followed the original, well, that'll sort itself out
> in the long run."

Which is easily done in the license to use the IP.

>
> 2 cents from the peanut gallery,
> Ted
>
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