These are the final results of the JSR Review Ballot for JSR #311. The Executive Committee for SE/EE has approved this ballot.

JSR311

StageJSR Review Ballot

Ballot durationFeb 13, 2007 to Feb 26, 2007

Votes

SE/EE

Apache Software Foundation

BEA Systems

Borland Software Corporation

Fujitsu Limited

Google Inc.

Hewlett-Packard

IBM

Intel Corp.

Lea, Doug

Nortel

Oracle

Red Hat

SAP SE

SAS Institute Inc.

Suleiman, Hani

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Vote Log

SE/EE

On 2007-02-14 Sun Microsystems, Inc. voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2007-02-14 Suleiman, Hani voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2007-02-14 Red Hat voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2007-02-16 Nortel voted Yes with the following comment:
A much needed standardized interface.. 
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On 2007-02-17 Apache Software Foundation voted Yes with the following comment:
The ASF thanks the spec lead for making the changes to the title and package name as noted in a mail to the EC on 2/16/07 - this was a key requirement for us.

We'd also like to encourage the spec lead to consider creating the software portion of the TCK as open source software, allowing community participation in designing as well as implementing the tests.  There is successful precedent for this, and it wouldn't necessarily put compatibility of independent implementations nor the spec leads ability to command support or other revenue at risk if this path was chosen.

Finally, we strongly urge the spec lead to "utilize" rather than "leverage" an open source development model for this JSR, to encourage as much participation from the community as possible - the community has a tremendous amount of experience using this architectural model, and it behooves the spec lead to take advantage of known best practices.

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On 2007-02-17 Lea, Doug voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2007-02-23 Intel Corp. voted Yes with the following comment:
The following is a general comment, included in each of our ballots, that does not apply to this JSR in particular.  License information for implementing a JSR typically appears in the spec or click through to obtain a spec.  That royalty free license requires passing the TCK (test suite) and obtaining the TCK may require a second license.  At least one alternative of the TCK license for each final specification should be publicly viewable so the community can see both the spec license and the required TCK License and know what it takes to be able to implement the specification.
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On 2007-02-20 Google Inc. voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2007-02-20 SAP SE voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2007-02-22 Oracle voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2007-02-23 SAS Institute Inc. voted Yes with the following comment:
I strongly agree with the comments from Apache.
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On 2007-02-23 Hewlett-Packard voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2007-02-26 IBM voted Yes with the following comment:
IBM's vote is based on the technical merits of this JSR and is not a vote on the licensing terms.  IBM supports licensing models that create an open and level playing field by allowing third parties to create independent implementations of Java Specifications and that do not allow individuals or companies to exercise unnecessary control for proprietary advantage.  We support open source as a licensing model for contributions in the JCP, and would hope others will support this direction. This comment is not necessarily directed at the current business or license terms for this JSR, however, it is a statement of IBM's preferred licensing model.
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On 2007-02-26 BEA Systems voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2007-02-26 Fujitsu Limited voted Yes with no comment.
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