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Approve submitting Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) Version 1.3, Committee Specification 01 as a Candidate OASIS Standard

Do you approve submitting Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) Version 1.3, Committee Specification 01 to the OASIS membership for consideration as a Candidate OASIS Standard?

The Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) Version 1.3, Committee Specification 01 [1] was approved as a Committee Specification on 30 June 2015. The TC has received 13 Statements of Use from Comtech Services, Inc., Contrext LLC, DITA For Small Teams GitHub Organization, DITA Open Toolkit, DITA Strategies, Inc., Eberlein Consulting LLC, IXIASOFT, JustSystems Canada, Inc., Kaplan Professional Education, PTC, Syncro Soft SRL, Titania Software, and Virginia Tech. [2]. Do you now approve submitting DITA V1.3 CS01 to the OASIS membership for consideration as a Candidate OASIS Standard?

Approving this ballot will result in a 60-day public review after which, if no comments are received, the COS will be submitted to a membership-wide ballot. If comments are received, the TC will be asked to vote by Special Majority Ballot on whether to continue to the membership vote. This is explained in TC Process section 3.4.2, Public Review of a Candidate OASIS Standard [3].

This ballot requires a Special Majority Vote [4]. The TC roster currently lists 15 voting members. In order to pass, at least 10 (2/3 x 15) members have to vote Yes and no more than 3 (1/4 x 15) members may vote No.

[1] URI to the Committee Specification: https://www.oasis-open.org/committees/document.php?document_id=56340

[2] Links to Statements of Use:

1. Comtech Services, Inc.:
https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/dita/201508/msg00153.html

2. Contrext LLC:
https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/dita/201508/msg00143.html

3. DITA For Small Teams GitHub Organization:
https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/dita/201508/msg00147.html

4. DITA Open Toolkit:
https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/dita/201508/msg00149.html

5. DITA Strategies, Inc.:
https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/dita/201508/msg00165.html

6. Eberlein Consulting LLC:
https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/dita/201508/msg00176.html

7. IXIASOFT:
https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/dita/201508/msg00175.html

8. JustSystems Canada, Inc.:
https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/dita/201508/msg00155.html

9. Kaplan Professional Education:
https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/dita-comment/201508/msg00020.html

10. PTC:
https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/dita/201508/msg00178.html

11. Syncro Soft SRL:
https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/dita-comment/201508/msg00019.html

12. Titania Software:
https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/dita-comment/201508/msg00017.html

13. Virginia Tech:
https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/dita/201508/msg00150.html

[3] http://www.oasis-open.org/policies-guidelines/tc-process#OASISstandard

[4] Special Majority Vote: http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/process-2010-07-28.php#dSpecialMajority

 [ ]  Yes
 [ ]  No
 [ ]  Abstain
Opening:   Friday, 28 August 2015 @ 12:00 am UTC
Closing:   Thursday, 3 September 2015 @ 11:59 pm UTC
Group:   OASIS Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) TC
Ballot has closed.

Referenced Items
Name Type Date Action
Document
2015-09-03

Voting Details

Voting Summary

Options with highest number of votes are bold

Option # Votes % of Total
Yes 15 100%
No 0 0%
Abstain 0
Eligible members who have voted: 15 of 15 100%
Eligible members who have abstained: 0 of 15 0%
Eligible members who have not voted: 0 of 15 0%

Voting Details

Voter Company VoteReference Document and/or Comment
JoAnn Hackos
Comtech Services, Inc.
Yes
 
Scott Hudson
Comtech Services, Inc.
Yes
 
Kristen Eberlein
Eberlein Consulting LLC
Yes
Michael Priestley
IBM
Yes
 
Robert Anderson
IBM
Yes
 
Keith Schengili-Roberts
IXIASOFT
Yes
 
Eric Sirois
IXIASOFT
Yes
 
Nancy Harrison
Individual
Yes
 
Stanley Doherty
Individual
Yes
 
Don Day
Individual
Yes
 
Robert Thomas
Individual
Yes
 
Eliot Kimber
Individual
Yes
 
Tom Magliery
JustSystems Canada, Inc.
Yes
 
Christopher Nitchie
Oberon Technologies Inc.
Yes
 
David Helfinstine
PTC
Yes