ip claims?

[Kyle Furlong]

Hasan Aljudy wrote:
> 
> 
> 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?

It is syntactically correct, but it takes a while to parse, and the 
important clause is at the end. IMO, make it clear you are talking about 
code submitted to the NG or Digital Mars in the beginning of the statement.