DocBook TC IPR Transition Ballot

["Mary McRae" <mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org>]

To: Those OASIS member voting representatives and individual members who are voting "TC Qualified Members" for the
DocBook TC
 
   As you probably know, OASIS adopted revisions to our IPR Policy effective on 15 April 2005.[1] TCs formed before that
date continue to operate under the old ("legacy") policy. However, they may convert to the new policy by making a
"transition" under the terms of the OASIS IPR Transition Policy [2], by the specific voting procedure described in the
transition policy.
 
   The OASIS DocBook TC has notified OASIS staff that it successfully conducted a Transition Request vote under the IPR
Transition Policy, to select the "RF on Limited Terms" IPR Mode. Accordingly, I am opening a Transition Approval Ballot,
in which the primary representatives of all voting members of the committee may cast a ballot. A list of the current TC
voting members, as of the date of the Transition Request, is attached. In this ballot, which will run for 14 days, the
TC Qualified Members [3] each may cast only a single vote. The ballot will allow for YES, NO, or ABSTAIN votes. Approval
of a Transition Approval Ballot requires:
   (i) a minimum of 50% of all TC Qualified Members to vote,
   (ii) no NO votes cast, and
   (iii) one or more YES votes.
 
   The ballot has opened and can be seen at [4]. Please note, for organizational members, it is the primary OASIS
representative who votes, so if you are not a TC member, you may wish to consult your organization's active TC members
regarding this vote.
 
   We will notify the DocBook TC list and the voting "TC Qualified Members" of the results.
 
Regards,
 
Mary McRae
Manager of TC Administration, OASIS
email: mary.mcrae@oasis-open.org
 
[1] http://www.oasis-open.org/who/intellectualproperty.php 
[2] http://www.oasis-open.org/who/ipr/ipr_transition_policy.php 
[3] http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/docbook/members/roster.php
   In the transition policy, the "TC Qualified Members" who may vote in this ballot are defined as:
"either a TC Individual Voting Member or an OASIS Organizational Member that has at least one voting member in the TC at
the time the TC Individual Voting Members approve the Transition Request and has signed the new Membership Agreement."
[4] http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/voting/ballot.php?id=1198
 
TC Voting Member    Qualified Member    Primary Representative

Organizational Members:
CSW Group Ltd:                            John Chelsom
Gary Cornelius             yes
Flatirons Solutions:                      Eric Severson
Scott Hudson               yes
Hewlett-Packard:                          Jishnu Mukerji
Larry Rowland              yes
IBM:                                      Michael Winters
Nancy Harrison             yes
PTC:                                      PG Bartlett
Paul Grosso                yes
Sun:                                      Eduardo Gutentag
Steven Cogorno             yes
Norman Walsh



Individual/Associate Members:
Richard Hamilton           yes            Richard Hamilton 
Jirka Kosek                yes            Jirka Kosek 
Robert Stayton             yes            Robert Stayton