ip claims?

[Hasan Aljudy]

Walter Bright wrote:
> Jakob Praher wrote:
>> I am interesting in adopting D for some kind of system programming. I
>> have used the LLVM infrastructure and would like to play with D.
>>
>> What puzzles me is the following line in the url
>> "http://www.digitalmars.com/d/":
>>
>> Note: all D users agree that by downloading and using D, or reading the
>> D specs, they will explicitly identify any claims to intellectual
>> property rights with a copyright or patent notice in any posted or
>> emailed feedback sent to Digital Mars.
>>
>> What does that mean?
>> If I would like to work with the D language what would that mean to me 
>> as a developer?
> 
> It means you must be upfront about any IP claims on ideas and code 
> posted here or sent to Digital Mars. If you patented or will patent an 
> idea submitted here, say so. If you wish to retain copyright, say so.

err ... why couldn't the note on the website be a bit more clear?