These are the final results of the Final Approval Ballot for JSR #52. The Executive Committee for SE/EE has approved this ballot.

JSR52

StageFinal Approval Ballot

Ballot durationMay 7, 2002 to May 20, 2002

Votes

SE/EE

Apache Software Foundation

Apple Computer, Inc.

BEA Systems

Borland Software Corporation

Caldera Systems

Cisco Systems

Compaq Computer Corporation

Fujitsu Limited

Hewlett-Packard

IBM

Lea, Doug

Macromedia, Inc.

Nokia Networks

Oracle

Progress Software

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Vote Log

SE/EE

On 2002-05-20 Hewlett-Packard voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2002-05-20 Fujitsu Limited voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2002-05-20 Progress Software voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2002-05-20 Borland Software Corporation voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2002-05-20 Nokia Networks voted Abstain with the following comment:
As far as technology is concerned, according Nokia's understanding there is no reason to vote other than 'yes'. However, with respect to the license term issue, Nokia shares IBM's view, and thus votes 'abstain'.
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On 2002-05-17 IBM voted Abstain with the following comment:
From a technology viewpoint, IBM support the efforts of this expert group. We share Apache's concern, however, that the EC are requested to vote upon the completion of the technology, with no confirmation on the ultimate license terms. As such, we regret that we are unable to vote "yes", even though we are in support of the technology. As such, we are recording an "abstain" vote.
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On 2002-05-17 Oracle voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2002-05-17 Cisco Systems voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2002-05-17 Caldera Systems voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2002-05-16 Apache Software Foundation voted No with the following comment:
JSTL is another JSR explicitly listed in Sun's "Letter of Intent" as receiving new license terms, and when JSTL appeared on the ballot Apache asked to review its license terms.  Our goal has been to ensure the terms do not prohibit a compatable open source licensed implementation.

It's now clear that the full final license terms will not be available before the vote deadline. Without the assurance that the LOI has been satisfied and with some significant license issues still uncertain, we must vote No.

The specific concern is that the TCK license remains unavailable. Considering that the JSTL TCK *must* be licensed in order to implement JSTL, and understanding that TCK licenses tend to be more than a *dozen pages long* with many restrictions, Apache views it as improper leaving this to be finished after ratification.     

Apache understands that Sun is working on the TCK license and will cooperate with Sun to ensure the terms satsify the letter and spirit of the LOI. We hope this will occur quickly.
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On 2002-05-15 BEA Systems voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2002-05-13 Lea, Doug voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2002-05-13 Macromedia, Inc. voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2002-05-13 Apple Computer, Inc. voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2002-05-07 Sun Microsystems, Inc. voted Yes with no comment.
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