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Subject: Transition Approval Ballot for UDDI Spec TC
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
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