- From: Stephen Satchell <satchell@accutek.com>
- Date: Fri, 7 Mar 1997 14:56:10 -0700
- To: Mike Eisler <Michael.Eisler@Eng.Sun.COM>, Paul Hoffman <paulh@imc.org>
- Cc: ietf-tls@w3.org
At 10:36 AM -0700 3/7/97, Mike Eisler wrote: >RFC2026, especially section 7.1 and section 10 provides guidelines for how to >incorporate external specifications into standards track documents. Section >7.1.2 says if the owners of RC2 and RC4 aren't willing to make these "widely >and readibly available, the IESG may request that it be published as an >Informational RFC". Section 10 has language that says that patented >technology can be incorporated, provided the owners will provide a >license under general and nondiscriminatory terms. > >I'll leave to the IESG to determine if both RC2 and RC4 meet these tests. The language in RFC2026 stems from an ANSI requirement for "standards providers" (of which IETF is one) so that the incorporation of intellectual property into a standard doesn't impose an unreasonable barrier to the standard's implemention. --- Stephen Satchell, Satchell Evaluations http://www.accutek.com/~satchell for contact info Opinions expressed are my own PERSONAL opinions.
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