Transition Approval Ballot for UDDI Spec TC

[James Bryce Clark <jamie.clark@oasis-open.org>]

      I had hoped by now to start the web-based ballot for confirmation of 
the TC's request to transition to the current IPR Policy and the "RF on 
RAND Terms" Mode.   Our IPR Transition Policy instructs me to open a 
"Transition Approval Ballot" after the TC has voted (as you did on 26 July) 
to initiate a conversion.  However, there's some ambiguity in the 
information we've provided to members about when this is done and who votes.
      The FAQ circulated about IPR Transition [1] says that organizational 
members who haven't signed the current membership agreement [2] cannot vote 
in the approval ballot.  It also says that I should wait 30 days after your 
TC vote, before opening the ballot, presumably to give un-signed members a 
chance to "sign up" and thus vote.  However, the rule text itself [3] does 
not reflect that 30 day period or limitation.  Several members have asked, 
and I'm concerned that there may be some confusion.  Accordingly, I have 
asked our Board for clarification of its intent, and would like to postpone 
the beginning of the TC's approval ballot for a short time, in order to 
obtain it.
      If the 30 day rule applies, we could not begin the ballot any earlier 
than 26 August in any case, and I hope to have this clear by then.  Our 
apologies for the delay;  I hope you agree that it is preferable to 
discovering that the rule is incorrect in mid-ballot and having to close 
and re-start it.
     Best regards  Jamie Clark

~   James Bryce Clark
~   Director, Standards Development, OASIS
~   jamie.clark@oasis-open.org

[1] http://www.oasis-open.org/who/ipr/transition_faq.php
[2] http://www.oasis-open.org/join/membership_agreement_print_version.pdf
[3] http://www.oasis-open.org/who/ipr/ipr_transition_policy.php