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Re: [science-pmc] Thoughts on projects switching between type A and type B IP due diligence
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On 2018-03-14 2:53 PM, Greg Watson wrote:
I'd be surprised if IBM has changed their process. When I was there a
few of years ago they had essentially the duplicate of the type B
process for any open source software used in their products. In fact,
even Eclipse software that had been through type B was subjected to
this internal process. My dealings with other vendors such as Intel,
Cray, and NVIDIA seemed to indicate they did a similar thing. A lot
can change in a few years of course...
I don't disagree.....but I can assure you that this Type A/Type B
process was vetted by IBM and other strategic member companies.
And again I will remind everyone that the Apache Software Foundation ---
which is generally regarded as doing a pretty good job around IP
management --- doesn't even do a truly professional job[*] of Type A,
never mind Type B.
[*] By "professional job" I mean having full-time professional staff
with sophisticated tools at their disposal doing the analyses. The ASF
does a great job with the volunteer model that they use.
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Mike Milinkovich
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