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JSR #179
Location API for J2ME^TM
Final Approval Ballot
Ballot duration: 2003-05-20 to: 2003-06-02

These are the final results of the Final Approval Ballot for JSR #179. The Executive Committee for ME has approved this ballot.

Votes

BEA Systems

IBM

Insignia Solutions

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.

Motorola

Nokia Corporation

PalmSource, Inc.

Philips Electronics UK Ltd

Research In Motion, LTD (RIM)

Siemens AG

Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB

Sony International (Europe) GmbH

Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Symbian Ltd

Texas Instruments Inc.

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On 2003-05-23 Nokia Corporation voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2003-05-23 Motorola voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2003-05-27 Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2003-05-27 Research In Motion, LTD (RIM) voted Yes with the following comment:
It would be helpful to record the rationale why the various argument types use "double" and "float" for different quantities (latitude-double vs. altitude-float) rather than use "float" or "double" exclusively.

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On 2003-05-27 PalmSource, Inc. voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2003-05-28 Insignia Solutions voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2003-05-30 Sun Microsystems, Inc. voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2003-05-31 Symbian Ltd voted Yes with the following comment:
We are concerned that design of the proximity event notification does not address the more important use cases, and as it stands will be difficult to implement effectively. We look forward to an early revision of specification to cover this area.
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On 2003-06-01 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 2003-06-01 Sony International (Europe) GmbH voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2003-06-02 Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2003-06-02 Philips Electronics UK Ltd voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2003-06-02 Siemens AG voted Yes with no comment.
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On 2003-06-02 Texas Instruments Inc. voted Yes with no comment.
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