RE: iSCSI: New Lucent stmt on SRP

[Sukanta ganguly <sganguly@yahoo.com>]

Mr Black,
   I did not posting any "quasi-legal" analysis with
my last email. I don't how you came to that
conclusion? Chasing red-herrings by my comments? Are
we ignoring that this is an issue for all the folks
who have spent two years on this (personally my
involvement is just about an year into it)? 
   This is the first time I was told after over eight
years of IETF participation and implementation of open
standards protocols that I need to have a lawyer look
into issues before open standand technology could be
implemented.
   
  I am just interested in knowing what we, as a group,
have in mind to avoid any legal problems with
implementing this protocol into a product.

SG


--- Black_David@emc.com wrote:
> This is nowhere near as bad as Jim's post makes it
> out to
> be.  PLEASE talk to a lawyer *before* posting
> quasi-legal
> analysis of this sort so we can avoid chasing red
> herrings.
> 
> Thanks,
> --David
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sukanta ganguly [mailto:sganguly@yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 7:36 PM
> > To: Williams, Jim; 'Black_David@emc.com';
> ips@ece.cmu.edu
> > Subject: RE: iSCSI: New Lucent stmt on SRP
> > 
> > 
> > This seems a bit odd. With all the legal
> mumbo-jumbo,
> > it makes lives of us smaller entities really bad.
> > For this to work, if Lucent wants to contribute
> the
> > patent to the IETF then they should simply come
> out
> > and say so.
> > 
> > There are too many, if's and but's in this ordeal.
> 
> > 
> > Is there any possibility of looking at
> alternatives
> > without Lucent's SRP in the IETF spec?
> > 
> > 
> > SG
> > 
> > 
> > --- "Williams, Jim" <Jim.Williams@emulex.com>
> wrote:
> > > What does "on the basis of reciprocity" mean.
> > > Does this mean that if a company has ANY patent
> > > they do not wish to license to Lucent, then
> > > Lucent may deny rights to SRP?  Does this still
> > > meet the IETF requirements for reasonable and
> > > non-discriminatory?
> > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Black_David@emc.com
> > > [mailto:Black_David@emc.com]
> > > > Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 10:03 AM
> > > > To: ips@ece.cmu.edu
> > > > Subject: iSCSI: New Lucent stmt on SRP
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > >    http://www.ietf.org/ietf/IPR/LUCENT-SRP
> > > > 
> > > > --David
> > > >
> > >
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