Re: legal consultation (was List moderator action)

Scott Bradner <[email protected]> Thu, 7 May 2026 15:57:17 -0400

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> On May 7, 2026, at 3:53 PM, John C Klensin <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> ...
> 
> I don't remember, but I think the strong distinction implied by "WG
> adoption" and posting of documents as draft-ietf-WGNAME-... rather
> than draft-AuthorName-... came after the no-derivative language.  If
> so, that was not a very strong reason.  My memory could be wrong
> however.

yup - the non-derivative language needs to be removed in order for a ID to be be adopted (signaled by renaming)

Scott