RE: [trans-ws] Schedule for IPR Transition or TC closure

["Tony Jewtushenko" <tony.jewtushenko@productinnovator.com>]

Hi Peter : 

I'm in agreement with the strategy you propose... 

I plan to attend the next meeting.

Regards,
Tony

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Reynolds [mailto:preynolds@idiominc.com] 
Sent: 26 January 2007 10:03
To: trans-ws@lists.oasis-open.org
Cc: Mary McRae
Subject: RE: [trans-ws] Schedule for IPR Transition or TC closure

Hi all,

As you can see in the mail below from James our TC needs to complete the
IPR Transition work as a matter of urgency. I have also raised a number
of issues in a previous mail as to where we want to go with the TC. I
only received one reply to that mail but I have since been sent another
mail in response to the mail below. It is my opinion that it would be a
shame not to complete the work we started to date. I also think that
there may be interest in going further with this work. From my
perspective, the work of the TC was far more in synch with what
Lionbridge was doing as an LSP than my current employer, Idiom. 

I would like to propose that we work on complete the committee
specification, get the IPR transition complete and then review where we
want to go.

In order to do this we would have to have a ballot which opens next week
to choose and IPR model. We discussed this at the face to face meeting
and there seemed to be agreement on Royalty Free on RAND terms was our
favoured option.  Following this we would send notice of this choice to
Mary, our TC Administrator who will conduct a ballot. There may be some
issues with who can vote in this due to our attendance record. I will
investigate this prior to that vote.

The other work we will have to do is complete the specification. Martin
and Paul have already done some excellent work on the revisions from the
face to face meeting. I would like to propose that we have our next
meeting on February 7th at 5 PM GMT/ 12 AM ET and that this meeting goes
through the specification and supporting documents with a view to
finalising the committee specification. Following completion of this we
can discuss the future of the TC.

I would appreciate it if you could send me an email stating whether you
are in agreement with this approach. I think we have done a lot of
useful work to date and it would be good to complete this.

Thanks,

Peter.

-----Original Message-----
From: James Bryce Clark [mailto:jamie.clark@oasis-open.org] 
Sent: 24 January 2007 11:48
To: trans-ws@lists.oasis-open.org
Cc: Patrick Gannon; Mary McRae
Subject: [trans-ws] Schedule for IPR Transition or TC closure


To:  Members of the OASIS Translation Web Services TC, and their
organizational primary representatives

   Please note that we will require action from this TC in a very
short time span, if the committee wishes to remain active after 15
April 2007, the transition deadline for our 2005 OASIS IPR Policy.
Those TCs that have not yet formally initiated their transition
ballot process should do so immediately, or may risk closure.
    When we adopted the current IPR Policy, all pre-existing OASIS
TCs were given a 2-year period for transition to the new rules.
This TC continues to operate under the prior IPR Policy, but must
complete a successful IPR Transition vote, or close, by 15 April 2007.
     Many TCs have transitioned, but some including this one remain
unresolved.  We understand that this TC would like to continue.
We'd be pleased to have your further participation here.  But this
only can occur if the TC completes its transition on time.  That
requires that the TC immediately select a mode and initiate the
process within a few weeks.  Otherwise it's unlikely that a
successful transition vote can be completed before 15 April, and the
TC must be closed.  Please see the timeline below.
   Time is short, and we value your continued contributions.  We
encourage you not to take the chance of postponing action any
longer. Your TC members may need time to agree on a choice among the
new policy's three IPR licensing modes.  The final Transition
Approval Ballot must be *unanimous* in order to succeed.
   Please contact me, my colleague Mary McRae, or any other member
of the OASIS standards development staff if you have questions or
need assistance with the required votes.
   Thank you for your work to support OASIS and open standards.
   Regards  JBC

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

TIMELINE:  We strongly encourage completion of the transition ballot
by the end of March:

   *  The TC's vote to choose an IPR mode should completed by 13
February 2007, if at a live quorate meeting, or if done by web
ballot, the ballot should be opened by 6 February 2007.
   *  The "Transition Request" notice of the vote to the TC
Administrator should be sent no later than 14 February 2007.  The
last possible date is 1 March 2007.
   *  The 14-day Transition ballot should commence no later than 16
March 2007.
   *  The last date for completion of a successful unanimous Transition
ballot to avoid closure is 15 April 2007.

REFERENCES:
   2005 IPR Policy: http://www.oasis-open.org/who/
intellectualproperty.php
   Rules for TC IPR Transition: http://www.oasis-open.org/who/ipr/
ipr_transition_policy.php
   FAQ about Transition Policy: http://www.oasis-open.org/who/ipr/
transition_faq.php