Shibboleth Developers

[Scott Cantor <>]

The long awaited license arrives. Rob separately asked me whether we had 
"contingency plans" in case they did not agree to negotiate
new terms with the ASF, and I explained that we had our own plan for OpenSAML 
before Apache approached us and got involved.

As near as I can decode the legalese, it says what they said it would say. It 
does appear to be a perpetual license in the sense
that they can't unilaterally declare it void unless the licensee is in 
breach. I think that's pretty important. Once UCAID signs it,
it's at least not hanging over Shibboleth's head.

-- Scott

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From: Philpott, Robert 
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Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2003 4:57 PM
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 'Scott Cantor'
Cc: Kamionek, Ted; Philpott, Robert
Subject: RE: IPR for SAML / OpenSAML @ Apache


Davanum & Scott,

We had an internal discussion today regarding the ASF and RSA patent 
licensing terms with regard to OpenSAML.  Unfortunately, we
were not able to reach the consensus needed to move forward.  Some further 
discussions are thus required at our end before a
decision can be finalized.

As this is really a business & legal issue for RSA rather than a technical 
one, I have arranged to extricate myself from the process
and am asking that all further discussions regarding potential changes to the 
terms be directed to Ted Kamionek at
.
 

I did agree at the meeting to send you and Scott the current licensing terms 
that will be posted to the RSA web site within the next
several days.  You can feel free to pass the document along to others as 
needed.  With this in hand, you will at least be able to
discuss the licensing in concrete rather than hypothetical terms.

Regards,
Rob Philpott 
RSA Security Inc. 
The Most Trusted Name in e-Security 
Tel: 781-515-7115 
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