To: Those OASIS member voting representatives and individual members who are voting "TC Qualified Members" for the
Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) 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 Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) 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 Darwin Information Typing Architecture (DITA) 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/dita/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=1227
TC Voting Member Qualified Member Primary Representative
Organizational Members:
Comtech Services, Inc.: JoAnn Hackos
JoAnn Hackos yes
Flatirons Solutions Corporation: Eric Severson
Scott Hudson yes
IBM: Michael Winters
Robert Anderson yes
Don Day yes
Michael Priestley yes
Idiom Technologies, Inc.: Peter Reynolds
Christopher Wong yes
Innodata Isogen: Carolyn Muzyka
Eliot Kimber yes
Nokia Corporation: Frederick Hirsch
Indi Liepa yes
Oracle Corporation: Martin Chapman
Dana Spradley yes
PTC: PG Bartlett
Paul Grosso yes
Research in Motion: Kate Wilhelm
Kate Wilhelm yes
Sun Microsystems: Eduardo Gutentag
Stanley Doherty yes
Sharon Veach yes
XMetaL: Yas Etessam
Yas Etessam yes
Individual/Associate Members:
Rob Frankland yes Rob Frankland
Alan Houser yes Alan Houser
Chris Kravogel yes Chris Kravogel
Tech-Tav Documentation Ltd.
Gershon Joseph yes Gershon Joseph