Subject: [tcpm] MPTCP Robe IPR

From: <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2021 09:47:15 +0000

Dear all,

After now several rounds of discussing https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-amend-tcpm-mptcp-robe/ on the mailinglist and IETF meetings it seems, that the blocking subject for adoption are merely the existing IPR declarations.

In an interesting chat discussion along the last TCPM@IETF110 session, Lars Eggert found, that licensing declarations are already provided and from his personal view to be sufficient. However, there were different views on that in the chat discussion. That's why I want continue this on the mailinglist to find a solution, or better, to get a common understanding which licenses are in general demanded by IETF to get adoption. 

https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/4312/
https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/4423/

Both declarations provides licensing as followed: "Reasonable and Non-Discriminatory License to All Implementers with Possible Royalty/Fee"

Br

Markus