Network Working Group                                            V. Cerf
Request for Comments: 1790                              Internet Society
Category: Informational                                       April 1995


              An Agreement between the Internet Society
                                 and
                        Sun Microsystems, Inc.
              in the Matter of ONC RPC and XDR Protocols

Status of this Memo

  This memo provides information for the Internet community.  It does
  not specify an Internet standard of any kind.  Distribution of this
  memo is unlimited.

Note:

  This RFC is NOT a standard. It is an official public record of an
  agreement between SUN Microsystems and the Internet Society.  The
  referenced RFC 1057 dated June 1988 ("RFC: Remote Procedure Call
  Protocol Specification Version 2) and RFC 1014 dated June 1987 ("XDR:
  External Data Representation Standard) are not attached to the
  document below, but are incorporated by reference.

Purpose:

  This Request for Comments records an agreement between SUN
  Microsystems, Inc. and the Internet Society to permit the flow of
  SUN's Open Network Computing Remote Procedure Call and External Data
  Representation specifications into the Internet Standards process
  conducted by the Internet Engineering Task Force.  It should be noted
  by readers that paragraph 4 means, in part, that someone or some
  organization other than the named "Licensees" must be separately
  "licensed" to make use of these specifications for implementation or
  other purposes.  SUN Microsystems commits to providing such a license
  under "substantially similar terms" and at no charge.  If the
  referenced RFCs are re-issued as Proposed Standards, SUN could offer
  a blanket license to implementors which could, itself, be documented
  and recorded as an RFC for reference.











Cerf                                                            [Page 1]

RFC 1790    ISOC - SUN Agreement: ONC RPC and XDR Protocols   April 1995


               AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN

               THE INTERNET SOCIETY

                     AND

               SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.

                IN THE MATTER OF

             ONC RPC AND XDR PROTOCOLS

  1. For good and valuable consideration, receipt and sufficiency of
  which is hereby acknowledged, Sun Microsystems, Inc. ("Donor") hereby
  grants to the Internet Society and the Internet Engineering Task
  Force, their officers, employees, the IETF Secretariat and
  contractors ("Licensees") for the sole purpose of making Donor's Open
  Network Computing ("ONC") Remote Procedure Call ("RPC") and External
  Data Representation ("XDR") (together the "Technology", which is the
  technical specifications set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto
  [sic] and incorporated herein by reference) an Internet standard,
  entering the Internet Standard process as a Proposed Standard, a
  cost-free, perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide right and license
  under any copyrights, patents or other rights in Donor's Technology
  to use, reproduce, modify, distribute, propose, test, develop,
  analyze, enhance, revise, adopt, maintain, perform and display
  publicly, and prepare derivative works that are based on or
  incorporate all or part of the Technology, and to reproduce,
  distribute and perform or display publicly any such derivative works,
  in any form and in all languages (computer and foreign), including
  the right and license to use the marks "ONC RPC" and "ONC XDR"
  ("Marks") in association therewith, and to authorize others to do so.
  Donor agrees to permit Licensees to use Donor's name and address to
  indicate the original source of the Technology.

  2. Donor further exclusively transfers to Licensees the worldwide
  right and license to further evolve, develop and modify the
  Technology for the purpose of making the Technology an Internet
  Standard through the Internet Standardization Process (as specified
  in RFC 1602), including the right and license to use the Marks in
  association with any such modifications, and to authorize others to
  do so. In particular, Donor acknowledges that if it performs any
  evolution, development and modification of the Technology outside of
  the Internet Standardization Process, that this should be clearly
  indicated as being a non-standard development, and that no reference
  to the Internet Standards Process is allowed for any such Technology
  developed outside of the Internet Standards Process.




Cerf                                                            [Page 2]

RFC 1790    ISOC - SUN Agreement: ONC RPC and XDR Protocols   April 1995


  3. Donor hereby acknowledges that Licensees assumes no obligation to
  maintain any confidentiality with respect to the Technology licensed
  hereunder, and Donor represents that, to the best of its knowledge,
  there are no infringement claims against the Technology. Donor
  represents that the Technology was not prepared jointly with others.
  Licensees acknowledge that any rights not expressly granted herein
  are reserved by Donor.

  4. Donor hereby acknowledges that Licensees have no duty to publish
  or otherwise use or disseminate the Technology, including, in
  particular, an obligation to raise the Technology to the Internet
  standards-track.  In the event the Technology is elevated to Proposed
  standard level, Donor hereby agrees to license the Technology to
  others under substantially similar terms as those licensed to
  Licensee herein at no charge (with the exception that such use of the
  Technology by such Licensees shall be for purposes other than making
  the Technology an Internet Standard), so long as such licensees of
  the Technology implement the Internet standard.  In the event the
  Technology is not elevated to Proposed standard level within 24
  months of the execution of this agreement, then Section 2 of this
  agreement is null and void.

  5. THE TECHNOLOGY IS PROVIDED TO LICENSEES "AS IS", AND ALL
  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING FITNESS
  FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. MERCHANTABILITY AND NONINFRINGEMENT ARE
  HEREBY DISCLAIMED.

  6. IN NO EVENT WILL DONOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST REVENUE, PROFIT OR
  DATA, OR FOR DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR
  PUNITIVE DAMAGES, HOWEVER CAUSED AND REGARDLESS OF THEORY OF
  LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE TECHNOLOGY,
  EVEN IF DONOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

  7. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the
  parties concerning its subject matter, and supersedes all prior
  written or oral agreements and discussions. All additions or
  modifications to this agreement must be made in writing and must be
  signed by an authorized representative of each party.  If any term or
  condition of this Agreement is declared void or unenforceable as
  provided herein or by a court of competent jurisdiction, the
  remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. The
  parties agree to comply strictly with all applicable export control
  laws and regulations.  Where no U.S.  Federal law governs, this
  agreement will be governed by the law of the State of California
  without reference to its conflict of laws provision.






Cerf                                                            [Page 3]

RFC 1790    ISOC - SUN Agreement: ONC RPC and XDR Protocols   April 1995


Signature /S/ J. Bill Maier        Date 4-6-95
Name      Jim Bill Maier
Title     VP/GM Networking
         for Sun Microsystems, Inc.


Signature /S/Vinton G. Cerf        Date 4-11-95
Name      Vinton G. Cerf
Title     President
For       Internet Society


Security Considerations

  Security issues are not discussed in this memo.

Author's Address

  Vinton G. Cerf
  President
  Internet Society
  12020 Sunrise Valley Dr, suite 270
  Reston, VA  22091

  Phone: +1 703 648 9888
  EMail: [email protected]

























Cerf                                                            [Page 4]


You are viewing proxied material from gopher.fnord.one. The copyright of proxied material belongs to its original authors. Any comments or complaints in relation to proxied material should be directed to the original authors of the content concerned. Please see the disclaimer for more details.