It's that time of the year again when the JCP is in election mode and an
update about it is more than timely. At writing time, the ratification ballot
was just posted (September 27) and this year's nominees are BEA, SAP, and SAS
for the Java SE/EE Executive Committee (EC) and Nokia, IBM, and Philips for
the Java ME EC (www.jcpelection2005.org/jcp/ratification_ballot).
Before I share with you the nominees' qualifications, just a reminder that
the JCP Elections process starts with member nominations by the JCP Program
Management Office (PMO) for the vacant Ratified Seats of the two JCP ECs.
Nominations are made with due regard for balanced community and regional
representation. For more details, here are a few pointers to useful election
information resources. You'll find ... (more)
The approval of the JSRs within the JCP is a duty performed by the two
Executive Committees. These are appointed bodies representing the members of
the community. The ME EC oversees JSRs related to the consumer and embedded
space while the SE/EE EC oversees JSRs for the desktop and server space.
Together the two ECs also vote on the process-changing JSRs such as JSR 215.
There are 16 vot... (more)
This month I'll discuss the evolution of the JCP, J2SE 1.5 or "Tiger", Java
portlets, and a new JSR from Nokia and Siemens.
JSR 215, aka JCP Version 2.6
The Java Community Process is the only standards body with a version number!
Currently, we're at 2.5 and hope to soon be at 2.6. Where are we now? About
halfway between 2.5 and 2.6. Rule and regulation changes in the JCP happen
through th... (more)
Welcome to this first installment of the JCP column! Here you can read about
the Java Community Process program: newly submitted JSRs, new draft specs,
Java APIs that were finalized, and other news from the JCP program.
Like any self-respecting IT industry effort, the JCP program proudly features
its own collection of acronyms. To help you out, and because this is the
first installment, t... (more)
Welcome to the November edition of the JCP column! Each month you can read
about the Java Community Process: newly submitted JSRs, new draft specs, Java
APIs that were finalized, and other news from the JCP. For November I'll be
covering a handful of new JSRs, several final JSRs including one rather
longrunning one that has now reached the finish line, a plug for ApacheCon,
and a report ... (more)
Onno Kluyt is the chairperson of the JCP Program Management Office, Sun Microsystems.
Keith Bergelt
Ricardo Aravena
Gaurav Mantri
Aditya Banerjee
John Karamitsos
Kaj van de Loo
Bob Little
Alois Reitbauer
Chris Schin
Richard Gordon
Anil Parambath
