Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP) 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 Web
Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP) 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 Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP) 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 Web Services for Remote Portlets (WSRP) 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/wsrp/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=1230
 
TC Voting Member    Qualified Member    Primary Representative
Organizational Members:
BEA Systems, Inc.:                        Hal Lockhart
Subbu Allamaraju           yes

IBM:                                      Michael Winters
Stefan Hepper              yes
Richard Jacob              yes
Rich Thompson              yes

NetUnity Software:                        Mike Caffyn
Mike Caffyn                yes

Oracle Corporation:                       Martin Chapman
Michael Freedman           yes

Sun Microsystems:                         Eduardo Gutentag
Atul Batra                 yes
Wesley Budziwojski         yes

Vignette Corporation:                     Satish Ramaswamy 
Satish Ramaswamy           yes