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In what I think is a first for the JCP, the micro edition Executive Committee has unanimously voted not to approve JSR 190 - Event Tracking API for J2ME. The concerns seem to be related to the licensing of the spec and reference implementation, not any technical issues. Committee member Jean-Marie Dautelle commented, "It has been brought to my attention that the license terms are still not compliant (despite the latest changes). Specifically, there is no explicit right to create an independent implementation and right to redistribute the RI. In order to see a new ballot with compliant license, I have no choice but to vote No." Other comments were similar. More...