These are the final results of the Final Approval Ballot for JSR #243. The Executive Committee for SE/EE has approved this ballot.

JSR243

StageFinal Approval Ballot

Ballot durationFeb 28, 2006 to Mar 13, 2006

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 2006-03-01 Sun Microsystems, Inc. voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2006-03-06 Apache Software Foundation voted Yes with the following comment:
Apache is proud to be a supporter of what might actually be the first JSR implemented with full community transparency and a permissive open-source license for the RI and the TCK.  We respectfully note that the sky hasn't fallen.
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On 2006-03-06 Intel Corp. voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2006-03-06 SAP SE voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2006-03-07 Suleiman, Hani voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2006-03-07 SAS Institute Inc. voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2006-03-07 Google Inc. voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2006-03-08 Lea, Doug voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2006-03-08 Nortel voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2006-03-09 Borland Software Corporation voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2006-03-10 Hewlett-Packard voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2006-03-10 Oracle voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2006-03-10 BEA Systems voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2006-03-13 IBM voted Yes with the following comment:
IBM recognizes that this specification serves an existing community of JDO developers, and acknowledges the progress being made towards convergence around JPA.

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 2006-03-13 Fujitsu Limited voted Yes with no comment.
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