Session 2: OSS panel discussion

1. Session 2: OSS panel discussion • panel discussion but no consensus • industry players might agree ex-ante to make IPRs available royalty-free to promote development of applications (alternative Business Model) for specific projects. • Open Source Software is one way to implement standards. • should continue to standardize the minimum to achieve interoperability to foster innovation and competition in implementations. • Open standard & open source software are different. • seem to be multiple/complementary/competitive Business Models available which can and do co-exist quite successfully under a range of IPR policies. • open standards = specs on paper rather than software source code or implementation software (open = standards production process) (cf GSC10 definition).

2. Session 2: OSS panel discussion • panel discussion but no consensus • one can observer that actors are moving from open source to closed as business model changes, e.g. Skype. • in some Business models some parts may be free – some parts may be charged. It may depend on implementations. May even be a family of licenses from open to restricted depending on the application. • who handles the maintenance of open source software. • is there a risk of splintering away from the original ? • Open question – is there be a place for ETSI here somewhere - but whether & how to incorporate OSS models? Something to be considered if the Members want to ! • where is the problem ? The "ITEMS study" says FRAND and OSS are not incompatible - but there are other views. • Royalty-free is just a specific sub-set of FRAND.