SPEC/GWPG Fair Use Rule
Consistency and fairness are guiding principles for SPEC.
To assure these principles are sustained, the following
guidelines have been created with the intent that they
serve as specific guidance for any organization (or individual) who chooses
to make public comparisons using SPEC benchmark results.
When any organization or individual makes public claims
using SPEC benchmark results, SPEC requires that the
following guidelines be observed:
[1] Reference is made to the SPEC
trademark. Such reference may be included
in a notes section with other trademark
references (see http://www.spec.org/spec/trademarks.html for
all SPEC trademarks and service marks).
[2] The SPEC web site (http://www.spec.org) or a suitable
sub page is noted as the source for more
information.
[3] If competitive comparisons
are made the following rules apply:
a. the results
compared must utilize
SPEC metrics and be compliant
with that SPEC benchmark's
run and reporting rules,
b. the basis
for comparison must be
stated,
c. the source
of the competitive data
must be stated, and the
tester must be identified
or be clearly identifiable
from the source,
d. the date
competitive data was
retrieved must be stated,
e. All data
used in comparisons must
be publicly available
(from SPEC or elsewhere) |
[4] Comparisons with or between
non-compliant test results can only be
made within academic or research
documents where the deviations from the
rules for any non-compliant results have
been disclosed. |
The following paragraph(s) is an example of acceptable
language when publicly using SPEC benchmarks for competitive
comparisons:
Example:
SPEC® and the benchmark name SPECviewperf® are
registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation
Corporation. Competitive benchmark results stated above
reflect results published on www.spec.org as of Jan 12,
2001. The comparison presented above is based
on the best performing workstation currently shipping
by Vendor 1, Vendor 2 and Vendor 3. For the latest SPECviewperf® benchmark results, visit www.spec.org/gwpg.
Adopted by SPEC/GWPG September 12, 2001. |
