XACML 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 eXtensible Access Control Markup Language
(XACML) 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 eXtensible Access Control Markup Language (XACML) 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 XACML 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/xacml/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=1169
 
TC Voting Member    Qualified Member    Primary Representative
Organizational Members:
BEA:                                    Hal Lockhart
Hal Lockhart               yes

IBM:                                    Michael Winters
Michiharu Kudo             yes
Anthony Nadalin            yes
Ron Williams               yes

Nortel Networks:                        Abbie Barbir
Abbie Barbir               yes

Oracle Corporation:                     Martin Chapman
Kamalendu Biswas           yes

SICS:                                   Babak Sadighi
Erik Rissanen              yes

Simula Labs:                            Bill Parducci
Bill Parducci              yes

Sun Microsystems:                       Eduardo Gutentag
Anne Anderson              yes
Seth Proctor               yes
 
Veterans Health Administration:         David Staggs
David Staggs               yes



Individual/Associate Members:
Argyn Kuketayev            yes          Argyn Kuketayev