PICMG 2.12 Hot Swap specification draft available

[John Mehaffey]

Alan Robertson wrote:

> John,
>
> Thanks for bringing this to our attention.

You're welcome!

> I read this on the PICMG web site:
>
> > PICMG is committed to open specifications, developed by member
> > companies who represent a broad cross section of the industrial
> > marketplace and available to all. Specifications are developed
> > by technical committees composed of representatives of a group
> > of member companies, placed in the public domain after a vote by
> > all Executive members, and then maintained by PICMG.
>
> Does this really mean that the spec will be placed in the public domain
> (as in "freely copyable") after approval?  This seems in contradiction
> to other parts of the web site.
>
>         -- Alan Robertson
>            alanr@suse.com

PICMG charges for copies of its specifications, and they are copyrighted, but you
don't have to be a member to get them. Implementing the interface is freely done,
and anyone can claim compliance with the spec.  You have to be a member company
to use the logo.

MontaVista Software is planning on implementing the specification for Linux, and
will be placing the code in the public domain.

John Mehaffey
mehaf@mvista.com