[OpenID board] CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

Snorri snorri at snorri.eu
Wed Feb 27 19:03:24 UTC 2008


Sure = I am not talking technical specifications / Compared to Members

Just give full information on the websites

it's my bad English :)

Sorry 

Thanks Tom

-Snorri

-----Message d'origine-----
De : board-bounces at openid.net [mailto:board-bounces at openid.net] De la part de tom calthrop
Envoyé : mercredi 27 février 2008 19:31
À : board at openid.net
Cc : david at sixapart.com; 'Nat Sakimura'
Objet : Re: [OpenID board] CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

Hi All,

I can't help but feel that this maybe a good moment to consider a 
"Frequently asked questions" section on the web site. The question of 
whether you need a contribution agreement  may have a habit of repeating 
itself;)

Tom


Mike Jones wrote:
> You're confusing two things.  The procedures allow anyone to *implement* OpenID specifications without signing anything.  Period.  Nothing to do there.
>
> However, the procedures require contributors to sign a contributor agreement to participate in creating *new specifications*.  This is completely different thing.
>
> Beyond making sure that this information is clear to your members, I don't believe that there's anything that OIDE needs to do here.
>
>                                 Cheers,
>                                 -- Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: board-bounces at openid.net [mailto:board-bounces at openid.net] On Behalf Of Snorri
> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 10:16 AM
> To: board at openid.net; david at sixapart.com
> Cc: 'Nat Sakimura'
> Subject: Re: [OpenID board] CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
>
> Important: actually, many companies/websites are implemented OpenID without read juridical documents (because they didn't know that exist)
>
> At OIDE we think to propose soon:
>
> A form with process during is necessary to read all document (contributor, Members, Bylaw, IPR...) and accept a "box" exactly like a "Terms of Service/use" during the inscription on one website.
>
> After manual verification (who is?) and all documents are sent within 48 hours (in PDF and is necessary to sign it).
>
> What do you think?
>
> -Snorri
>
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : board-bounces at openid.net [mailto:board-bounces at openid.net] De la part de Nat Sakimura
> Envoyé : mercredi 27 février 2008 05:09
> À : david at sixapart.com; board at openid.net
> Objet : 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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