Sam Hartman wrote: >>>>>> "Dave" == Dave CROCKER <[email protected]> writes: > > Dave> Joel M. Halpern wrote: > >> Yes, having to get rights from folks is a pain. > > > Dave> When the person is not longer available, the effect is more > Dave> than discomfort. > > > Strictly speaking, that's not actually true. We're talking about > copyright here; you can rewrite the ideas in your own words and avoid > needing to worry about rights. Rewriting some ideas in your own words > might involve some significant discomfort, but it is doable.
Given the care with which text is often drafted within a WG and the requirement for often hard-won consensus regarding such text, I am skeptical that such text can be rewritten to capture the same ideas and still retain consensus. Peter _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
