Apache falls victim to OASIS patent shelter

Created by Stuart Yeates (University of Oxford) on July 18, 2005

"[...] The Apache Foundation has hit a roadblock in implementing WS-Security - one of the many Web services specifications that the WS-I made a priority and that was subsequently produced under the auspices of OASIS' patent policy. Wrote report author Paul Krill, "Although WS-Security is available for implementation royalty-free, it still must be licensed from Microsoft and IBM. Apache has raised concerns about this, mostly pertaining to a non-transfer clause that appears incompatible with Open Source licenses that allow for uninhibited transfer of technologies, Apache officials said."

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		Apache falls victim to OASIS patent shelter Created by Stuart Yeates (University of Oxford) on July 18, 2005 "[...] The Apache Foundation has hit a roadblock in implementing WS-Security - one of the many Web services specifications that the WS-I made a priority and that was subsequently produced under the auspices of OASIS' patent policy. Wrote report author Paul Krill, "Although WS-Security is available for implementation royalty-free, it still must be licensed from Microsoft and IBM. Apache has raised concerns about this, mostly pertaining to a non-transfer clause that appears incompatible with Open Source licenses that allow for uninhibited transfer of technologies, Apache officials said." Full Story tags: opensource uk patents ipr tntellectual property rights apache oasis Authentication \| Authorization \| Blog (WebLog) \| Open Source \| Policy and Law \| Rants Stuart's blog Login or register to post comments 5070 reads
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