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Non-Assertion Covenant
FAQ
General QuestionsQ: What is Sun's Non-Assertion Covenant for OpenID?
A:
It is a proactive promise coming from Sun whereby we commit not to ever enforcing any of our patents against OpenID developers. You can find it here:
http://www.sun.com/standards/persistent/openid/nac.xml.
Q: What does the covenant mean?
A:
It means that developers of
OpenID Authentication V1.1 and
OpenID Simple Registration Extension V1.0 technology can be assured that Sun will not impose on them any licensing terms, conditions, or fees for the use of any patents held by Sun related to these specifications. Developers need not, in fact, do anything active in order to get this assurance; they do not need to obtain any license from us; they do not need to even think about licensing; they merely need to refrain from attempting to enforce their own (or others') patents against any developer implementing OpenID.
Q: Why is Sun issuing this covenant?
A:
OpenID has proven to be an interesting emerging technology for identity on the web, and we think it's important to provide as many assurances we can to developers implementing OpenID technology—particularly open-source developers. We see this covenant as a key means for achieving this goal.
Q: Is Sun doing anything with OpenID?
A:
Yes. Please check out the latest news on our OpenID initiative, and stay tuned!
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