[OpenID board] CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
Nat Sakimura
sakimura at gmail.com
Wed Feb 27 06:48:12 UTC 2008
Thank you very much, Mike.
I will start our legal process.
Cheers,
Nat
08/02/27 に Mike Jones<Michael.Jones at microsoft.com> さんは書きました:
> There definitely is a document to sign to become a contributor to an OpenID specification work group. The latest versions of these are attached (one intended to be executed online -- the other intended to be executed on paper).
>
> Unfortunately, I didn't fine these online at http://openid.net/ipr/. I'll raise that issue at the next board call.
>
>
> -- Mike
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: board-bounces at openid.net [mailto:board-bounces at openid.net] On Behalf Of Nat Sakimura
>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 8:09 PM
> To: david at sixapart.com; board at openid.net
> Subject: Re: [OpenID board] CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
>
> Hi.
>
> So does this mean that there is no document to sign to be Contributor?
> How do you know that one has agreed to the IPR policy?
> (Note: a contributor does not even need to be a member.)
>
> Regards,
>
> =nat
>
> 08/02/27 に David Recordon<drecordon at sixapart.com> さんは書きました:
> > This is outlined in the IPR Process: http://openid.net/ipr/OpenID_Process_Document_(Final_Clean_20071221).pdf
> > . It wouldn't hurt to streamline it into an easy to follow page or
> > something though.
> >
> >
> > --David
> >
> >
> > On Feb 26, 2008, at 9:05 AM, Drummond Reed wrote:
> >
> > > I agree with Nat -- the Contribution Agreements all work in the
> > > past. How
> > > specifically does a new working group start its work and obtain
> > > contribution
> > > agreements for new work going forward?
> > >
> > > This is fairly urgent topic as Nat and others want to propose new
> > > work and
> > > get started.
> > >
> > > Scott, can you add that to the agenda for this Thursday's board
> > > telecon?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > =Drummond
> > >
> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > >> From: board-bounces at openid.net [mailto:board-bounces at openid.net] On
> > >> Behalf
> > >> Of Nat Sakimura
> > >> Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2008 7:49 PM
> > >> To: board at openid.net
> > >> Cc: general at openid.net
> > >> Subject: Re: [OpenID board] CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
> > >>
> > >> Since this mail is rather long, here is the excecutive summary.
> > >>
> > >> (0) I want to start contributing and thus sign the contribution
> > >> agreement.
> > >> (1) The current non-assertion agreement is only for the works of
> > >> the past.
> > >> (2) Therefore, it does not work for the new contributions on a new
> > >> work
> > >> group.
> > >> (3) Which document shall I sign for making contributions?
> > >>
> > >> Following is the detail:
> > >>
> > >> http://openid.net/ipr/Non-Assertion-
> > >> Agreement/OpenID_IP_Contribution_Agreement_(Entities)_20071205.pdf
> > >>
> > >> The document is specifically for the Specifications which is defined
> > >> as in section 1 (g)
> > >>
> > >> (g) "Specifications" means solely the indicated versions of
> > >> the
> > >> following documents (each of which, as of the
> > >> Effective Date, is located at the indicated URL): (i) OpenID
> > >> Authentication 1.1 (http://openid.net/specs/openid‐
> > >> authentication‐1_1.html);; (ii) OpenID Simple Registration
> > >> Extension 1.0 (http://openid.net/specs/openid‐simple‐
> > >> registration‐extension‐1_0.html);; (iii) OpenID
> > >> Authentication 2.0
> > >> - Implementer's Draft 12
> > >> (http://openid.net/specs/openid‐authentication‐
> > >> 2_0‐12.html); (v)
> > >> Yadis Discovery Protocol 1.0
> > >> (http://yadis.org/papers/yadis‐v1.0.pdf); and (vi) OpenID
> > >> Attribute
> > >> Exchange - Draft 8
> > >> (http://openid.net/specs/openid‐attribute‐
> > >> exchange‐1_0‐08.html).
> > >>
> > >> Moreover, "Contribution" is defined in section 1(a) as
> > >>
> > >> (a) "Contributions" means any written communication made by or
> > >> on behalf of Contributor before the Effective Date and intended
> > >> for inclusion in a Specification.
> > >>
> > >> Note that Effective Date is the date of signing this agreement.
> > >>
> > >> So it does not include the future proposed specification at all, from
> > >> what I see.
> > >> To this extent, I do not think this agreement can be used to initiate
> > >> a new Work Group specified in the spec. process document. In fact,
> > >> none of us, including those who have signed this contribution
> > >> agreement can start contributing for new things at all, if my
> > >> interpretation is right (and I think I am right.)
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> =nat
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> 2008/2/20, Nat Sakimura <n-sakimura at nri.co.jp>:
> > >>> Hi all:
> > >>>
> > >>> I have looked at:
> > >>> http://openid.net/ipr/Non-Assertion-
> > >> Agreement/OpenID_IP_Contribution_Agreement_(Entities)_20071205.pdf
> > >>>
> > >>> Looks like it is not the general case. (If I am not reading it
> > >>> wrong,
> > >> it
> > >>> only covers "the Specifications")
> > >>>
> > >>> If I were to start a WG process, the contributors need to submit
> > >>> Contribution Agreement as par IPR Policy. Which particular document
> > >>> should I submit?
> > >>>
> > >>> Regards,
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> --
> > >>> Nat Sakimura (=nat)
> > >>> Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
> > >>>
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> > >> Nat Sakimura (=nat)
> > >> http://www.sakimura.org/en/
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