From general-return-11008-apmail-incubator-general-archive=incubator.apache.org@incubator.apache.org Tue Sep 19 14:37:30 2006 Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-general-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 35817 invoked from network); 19 Sep 2006 14:37:29 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 19 Sep 2006 14:37:29 -0000 Received: (qmail 7001 invoked by uid 500); 19 Sep 2006 14:37:25 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-incubator-general-archive@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 6821 invoked by uid 500); 19 Sep 2006 14:37:23 -0000 Mailing-List: contact general-help@incubator.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: general@incubator.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list general@incubator.apache.org Received: (qmail 6810 invoked by uid 99); 19 Sep 2006 14:37:23 -0000 Received: from idunn.apache.osuosl.org (HELO idunn.apache.osuosl.org) (140.211.166.84) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:37:23 -0700 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=1.3 required=5.0 tests=FORGED_MUA_OIMO Received: from ([66.112.202.2:37354] helo=mail.devtech.com) by idunn.apache.osuosl.org (ecelerity 2.1 r(10620)) with ESMTP id 41/E4-27824-D9000154 for ; Tue, 19 Sep 2006 07:37:19 -0700 Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]) by mail.devtech.com (JAMES SMTP Server 2.3.0rc3) with SMTP ID 282 for ; Tue, 19 Sep 2006 10:37:15 -0400 (EDT) From: "Noel J. Bergman" To: Subject: RE: [VOTE] accept UIMA as a podling Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 10:37:10 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 In-Reply-To: X-Spam-Rating: minotaur.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N David Ferrucci wrote: > we specified that [UIMA] be set up under the "RF on Limited Terms" > mode of the OASIS IP Policy. RF on Limited Terms specifies the exact Royalty Free licensing terms and conditions that may be included in a patent holder's license and that must be granted upon request without further negotiations. ref: http://www.oasis-open.org/who/ipr/ipr_faq.php ---- With TCs operating under the RF on Limited Terms IPR Mode, Obligated Parties may not impose any further conditions or restrictions beyond those specifically mentioned in Section 10.2.1 on the use of any technology or intellectual property rights, or other restrictions on behavior of the Licensee, but may include reasonable, customary terms relating to operation or maintenance of the license relationship, including the following: choice of law and dispute resolution. ref: http://www.oasis-open.org/who/intellectualproperty.php > These are the most liberal terms and make any Essential Claims available > to ALL and ROYALTY FREE. The notification clause mentioned in the FAQ has been considered an issue for the ASF, as it passes that obligation to downstream consumers of our code. Does that apply to UIMA? --- Noel --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscribe@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-help@incubator.apache.org