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JSR #334
Small Enhancements to the Java^TM Programming Language
Public Review Ballot
Ballot duration: 2011-04-19 to: 2011-04-25

These are the final results of the Public Review Ballot for JSR #334. The Executive Committee for SE/EE has approved this ballot.

Votes

SE/EE

Credit Suisse

Eclipse Foundation, Inc

Ericsson AB

Fujitsu Limited

Google Inc.

Hewlett-Packard

IBM

Intel Corp.

Keil, Werner

Oracle

RedHat

SAP AG

VMware

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Yes
No
Abstain
Not voted

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SE/EE

On 2011-04-22 Oracle voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2011-04-24 Eclipse Foundation, Inc voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2011-04-25 Google Inc. voted Yes with the following comment:
Google's yes vote on this JSR represents our wholehearted endorsement of its technical content. Because the results of this JSR would enter the platform via the corresponding umbrella JSR, this vote needn’t and doesn’t reflect our position on licensing terms. Our position on these terms has not changed since we voted on the corresponding umbrella JSR (#336).

As per the JCP resolutions of 9/25/2007 and 4/7/2009, "TCK licenses must not be used to discriminate against or restrict compatible implementations of Java specifications by including field-of-use restrictions on the tested implementations or otherwise. Licenses containing such limitations do not meet the requirements of the JSPA and violate the expectations of the Java community that JCP specs can be openly implemented." The license proposed in JSR 336 clearly violates these requirements (in Exhibit A, Section II). It is not reasonable for Oracle to expect the EC to grant final approval to an umbrella JSR while it contains such limitations.
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On 2011-04-22 Intel Corp. voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2011-04-25 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 2011-04-25 Hewlett-Packard voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2011-04-25 Keil, Werner voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2011-04-25 Ericsson AB voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2011-04-25 SAP AG voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2011-04-25 Fujitsu Limited voted Yes with no comment.
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