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Network Working Group                               The Internet SocietyRequest for Comments: 2339                              Sun MicrosystemsCategory: Informational                                         May 1998An Agreement Between the Internet Society,the IETF, and Sun Microsystems, Inc.in the matter of NFS V.4 ProtocolsStatus 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.Copyright Notice   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1998).  All Rights Reserved.Abstract   This Request for Comments records an agreement between Sun   Microsystems, Inc. and the Internet Society to permit the flow of   Sun's Network File System specifications into the Internet Standards   process conducted by the Internet Engineering Task Force.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 RFCs 1094 dated March 1989 ("NFS: Network File System   Protocol Specification") and 1813 dated June 1995 ("NFS Version 3   Protocol Specification") are not attached to the document below, but   are incorporated by reference.ISOC & Sun                   Informational                      [Page 1]

RFC 2339              ISOC / Sun agreement on NFS               May 1998                  AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE INTERNET SOCIETY,                   THE IETF, AND SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.                    IN THE MATTER OF NFS V.4 PROTOCOLS   This Agreement is made this 3rd day of March, 1998 by and between Sun   Microsystems, Inc. ("Donor") and the Internet Society.  In   consideration of the mutual covenants and conditions set forth below,   the parties hereto agree as follows:   1. License Grant.  For good and valuable consideration, receipt and   sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and solely for the   purpose specified in Paragraph 2 below, Donor hereby grants to the   Internet Society ("Licensees" which, for the purposes of this   Agreement, shall include the Internet Engineering Task Force   ("IETF"), the IETF Secretariat, and their respective members,   officers, employees, contractors and participating individuals) a   cost-free, perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide right and license   under any copyrights owned or otherwise licensable by Donor, under   any Sun patent rights that are essential to practice the   Specification, and any other Sun intellectual property rights to use,   reproduce, distribute, perform, display and prepare derivative works   of the Specification, and to authorize others to do so.  For the   purposes of this Agreement, "Specification" means the technical   specification described more fully in Exhibit A, which Donor will   make available as the initial point for development of the   specification for NFS Version 4 as described hereunder, together with   any technical specifications based thereon developed by Licensees.   2. Statement of Purpose.  The licenses granted inSection 1 are   granted for the sole purpose of seeking to make the Specification an   Internet standard.   3. Evolution of the Specification.  Donor further grants to Licensees   a worldwide right and license to further evolve, develop and modify   the Specification for the purpose of making the Specification an   Internet Standard through the Internet Standardization Process (as   specified inRFC 2026); Donor may not grant a license involving the   Specification to any other party, including any standards group, that   would authorize such party to evolve, develop, modify or promote the   Specification as a standard.  In particular, Donor acknowledges that   if it performs any evolution, development or modification of the   Specification 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 Specification developed outside of the Internet   Standards Process.ISOC & Sun                   Informational                      [Page 2]

RFC 2339              ISOC / Sun agreement on NFS               May 1998   4. Non-Confidentiality.  Donor hereby acknowledges that Licensees   assume no obligation to maintain any confidentiality with respect to   the Specification licensed hereunder.  Licensees acknowledge that any   rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by Donor.  Donor   represents that, to the best of its knowledge, there are no   infringement claims against the Specification.   5. Future License.  Donor hereby acknowledges that Licensees have no   duty to publish or otherwise use or disseminate the Specification,   including, in particular, an obligation to raise the Specification to   the Internet standards-track.  Provided that the Specification is   elevated to "Proposed Standard" level within 24 months of the   execution of this Agreement, Donor hereby agrees to license the   Specification to others at no charge and otherwise under   substantially similar terms as those granted to Licensee herein (with   the exception that such use of the Specification by such Licensees   shall be for purposes of implementing and complying with the Standard   rather than for making the Specification an Internet Standard), so   long as such licensees of the Specification implement and comply with   the Internet standard.  In the event the Specification is not   elevated to "Proposed Standard" level within 24 months of the   execution of this Agreement, then the license granted inSection 3 of   this agreement shall terminate.   6. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY.   THE SPECIFICATION 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.   7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.  IN NO EVENT WILL DONOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY   LOST REVENUE, PROFITS 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 SPECIFICATION, EVEN IF DONOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE   POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.   8. Acknowledgment.  Donor agrees to permit Licensees to use Donor's   name and address to indicate the original source of the   Specification.   9. Miscellaneous.  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. TheISOC & Sun                   Informational                      [Page 3]

RFC 2339              ISOC / Sun agreement on NFS               May 1998   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.   IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to   be executed by their duly authorized representatives.   Signature /S/ Rich Green                       Date 3 March 1998   Name          Rich Green   Title         VP Solaris                 SunSoft, Inc.   Signature /S/ Donald M. Heath                  Date 6 March 1998   Name          Donald M. Heath   Title         President and CEO of the Internet Society   Exhibit A The specifications embodied in RFCs 1094 and 1813, minus   the portions of RFCs 1094 and 1813 that assume that NFS Version 2 and   Version 3 operate over XDR and ONC RPC.*  The control of ONC RPC   program number 100003 (NFS) for the purpose of generating Version   numbers 4 and onward.   *Note:  ISOC already has a license to use XDR and ONC RPC (see IETFRFC 1790), and thus may determine whether or not to create an NFS   Version 4 that uses XDR and/or ONC RPC.Security Considerations   Since this document records an agreement rather than describes a   technology security is not directly effected but, that said, one of   the aims of an IETF NFS working group should be to ensure that a   standards track NFS protocol has adequate security.Editor's Address   Scott Bradner   Harvard University   1350 Mass Ave. Rm 876   Cambridge, MA 02138   Phone: +1 617 495 3864   EMail: sob@harvard.eduISOC & Sun                   Informational                      [Page 4]

RFC 2339              ISOC / Sun agreement on NFS               May 1998Full Copyright Statement   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1998).  All Rights Reserved.   This document and translations of it may be copied and furnished to   others, and derivative works that comment on or otherwise explain it   or assist in its implementation may be prepared, copied, published   and distributed, in whole or in part, without restriction of any   kind, provided that the above copyright notice and this paragraph are   included on all such copies and derivative works.  However, this   document itself may not be modified in any way, such as by removing   the copyright notice or references to the Internet Society or other   Internet organizations, except as needed for the purpose of   developing Internet standards in which case the procedures for   copyrights defined in the Internet Standards process must be   followed, or as required to translate it into languages other than   English.   The limited permissions granted above are perpetual and will not be   revoked by the Internet Society or its successors or assigns.   This document and the information contained herein is provided on an   "AS IS" basis and THE INTERNET SOCIETY AND THE INTERNET ENGINEERING   TASK FORCE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING   BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF THE INFORMATION   HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY RIGHTS OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF   MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.ISOC & Sun                   Informational                      [Page 5]