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@@ -82,14 +82,19 @@ I don't have a problem with that, if you are fine with the extra admin
 work :)  i appreciate it does mean not needing a special EU Auditor,
 and also an opportunity to review, half-way through.
 
 work :)  i appreciate it does mean not needing a special EU Auditor,
 and also an opportunity to review, half-way through.
 

+**

     What would work on the legal compliance for the development look
     like? Who would be doing that?
     What would work on the legal compliance for the development look
     like? Who would be doing that?

+**

 
 

-IBM - or more to the point the OPF ISA WG - requesting that all
-contributors sign an "Inbound Patent License Agreement".  in our
+The OpenPOWER Foundation - probably using IBM or LinuxFoundation
+Legal Counsel - requesting that all contributors sign an
+"Inbound Patent License Agreement".  in our

 case there *aren't* any patents, but we still have to sign an
 agreement that there aren't any, and, also, that if we *do* create
 any patents that those will be assigned to the OPF immediately.
 case there *aren't* any patents, but we still have to sign an
 agreement that there aren't any, and, also, that if we *do* create
 any patents that those will be assigned to the OPF immediately.

+There is also a Copyright Assignment requirement (which IBM also had
+to agree to, now that the Power ISA is owned by the OpenPOWER Foundation)

 Perhaps a budget for some legal assistance in reviewing that agreement
 might be a good idea?  NLnet has funded this work under its
 "Works for the Public Good" mandate: we don't want to be caught out
 Perhaps a budget for some legal assistance in reviewing that agreement
 might be a good idea?  NLnet has funded this work under its
 "Works for the Public Good" mandate: we don't want to be caught out