Re: [TLS] Proto write-up for TLS exporter

[<Pasi.Eronen at nokia.com>]

Simon Josefsson wrote:

> > Your summary ("Certicom has patents that covers tls-extractor")
> > seems to take the opinion that the "when used with either: A or B
> > or C" text is either not part of the assertion, or that this part
> > doesn't matter.
> 
> That is right, I don't consider the PDF as part of the BCP79-required
> disclosure.  It is extra information beyond what is required by BCP79.
> The PDF can certainly be useful in evaluating claims, but I believe the
> text that's in the #1004 disclosure should carry more weight.  And the
> tls-extractor document is mentioned as a covered technology for the BCP
> 79 patent disclosure.

Hmm.. it's quite common to *not* use the web form, but instead put the
disclosure information in a separate PDF or text file, and send that
by email (BCP79 doesn't require using the web form, AFAIK).

However, if you send the PDF/text/Word/whatever file by email, the
secretariat posts it on ietf.org. Having just a link to a file hosted
elsewhere is indeed unusual (and perhaps less than ideal for ensuring
the file stays available forever and is not modified).

If the PDF file linked in IPR disclosure #1004 was posted on ietf.org
(the same way as other IPR disclosures done as PDF files, such as 
https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/1040/), would that change
your opinion here?

Best regards,
Pasi