From nobody Fri Dec 23 08:33:27 2016 Return-Path: X-Original-To: ietf-and-github@ietfa.amsl.com Delivered-To: ietf-and-github@ietfa.amsl.com Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ietfa.amsl.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07C741298AA for ; Fri, 23 Dec 2016 08:33:26 -0800 (PST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at amsl.com X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -1.9 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[BAYES_00=-1.9] autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no Received: from mail.ietf.org ([4.31.198.44]) by localhost (ietfa.amsl.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id nCHr52NYbi5F for ; Fri, 23 Dec 2016 08:33:24 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.proper.com (Opus1.Proper.COM [207.182.41.91]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ietfa.amsl.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C030C1296AC for ; Fri, 23 Dec 2016 08:33:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from [10.32.60.100] (50-1-51-163.dsl.dynamic.fusionbroadband.com [50.1.51.163]) (authenticated bits=0) by mail.proper.com (8.15.2/8.14.9) with ESMTPSA id uBNGWfpg043337 (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Fri, 23 Dec 2016 09:32:42 -0700 (MST) (envelope-from phoffman@imc.org) X-Authentication-Warning: mail.proper.com: Host 50-1-51-163.dsl.dynamic.fusionbroadband.com [50.1.51.163] claimed to be [10.32.60.100] From: "Paul Hoffman" To: Ietf-and-github@ietf.org Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2016 08:33:23 -0800 Message-ID: <62D2E925-F20D-4DAC-8954-7F66AAB9DC09@imc.org> References: <148250741312.16852.14743474459827703109.idtracker@ietfa.amsl.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: MailMate (1.9.6r5319) Archived-At: Subject: [Ietf-and-github] Fwd: License File for Open Source Repositories X-BeenThere: ietf-and-github@ietf.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: "Discussion of using GitHub in IETF activities, particularly for Working Groups" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2016 16:33:26 -0000 Of interest to this mailing list. Please send all responses that you want acted on to the IESG, but it's fine to discuss them here as well. Forwarded message: > From: IESG Secretary > To: IETF Announcement List > Cc: iesg@ietf.org, ietf@ietf.org > Subject: License File for Open Source Repositories > Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2016 07:36:53 -0800 > > The IESG has observed that many working groups work with open source > repositories even for their work on specifications. That's great, and > we're happy to see this development, as it fits well the working style > of at least some of our working groups. This style is also likely to > be > more popular in the future. > > As always, we'd like to understand areas where we can either be > helpful > in bringing in some new things such as tooling, or where we need to > integrate better between the repository world and the IETF process. As > an example of the latter, we're wondering whether it would be helpful > to > have a standard boilerplate for these repositories with respect to the > usual copyright and other matters. The intent is for such text to be > placed in a suitable file (e.g., "CONTRIBUTING"), probably along with > some additional information that is already present in these files in > many repositories. The idea is that people should treat, e.g., text > contributions to a draft-foo.xml in a repository much in the same way > as > they treat text contributions on the list, at least when it comes to > copyright, IPR, and other similar issues. > > We have worked together with the IETF legal team and few key experts > from the IETF who are actively using these repositories, and suggest > the > following text. > > We're looking to make a decision on this matter on our January 19th, > 2017 IESG Telechat, and would appreciate feedback before then. This > message will be resent after the holiday period is over to make sure > it > is noticed. Please send comments to the IESG (iesg@ietf.org) by > 2017-01-17. > > The IESG > > —— > > This repository relates to activities in the Internet Engineering Task > Force(IETF). All material in this repository is considered > Contributions > to the IETF Standards Process, as defined in the intellectual property > policies of IETF currently designated as BCP 78 > (https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/bcp78), BCP 79 > (https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/bcp79) and the IETF Trust Legal > Provisions (TLP) Relating to IETF Documents > (http://trustee.ietf.org/trust-legal-provisions.html). > > Any edit, commit, pull-request, comment or other change made to this > repository constitutes Contributions to the IETF Standards Process. > You > agree to comply with all applicable IETF policies and procedures, > including, BCP 78, 79, the TLP, and the TLP rules regarding code > components (e.g. being subject to a Simplified BSD License) in > Contributions.