Six New Spec Leads Reach JCP Stardom
The red carpet isn't rolled out just on Hollywood Boulevard this time of the year. It happens in our community too. Six new spec leads recently reached stardom and I'm inviting you to meet them in this...
View ArticleWomen Spec Leads Make History for Java Technology
Every March here in the U.S. we mark Women's History Month in recognition of women's contribution to the progress of our world. Technology and the Java platform are benefiting as well from women's...
View Article2006 JavaOne JSR Itineraries
It's JavaOne show time again. The Java Community Process (JCP) Program and its members have a lot to share from the latest Java specification (JSR) accomplishments showcased in a diversity of forms at...
View ArticleMeet the Winners of the 4th JCP Program Annual Awards
Last month at the 2006 JavaOne Conference, the Java Community Process (JCP) Program was brought into the spotlight repeatedly when Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz and other speakers urged...
View ArticleThe 4th JCP Program Annual Awards Runners-Up
Last month I introduced to you the winners of the 4th JCP Program Annual Awards. But the story is only half told. To get the full picture and understand how tight the competition was, I'm inviting you...
View ArticleThe JCP Program: Beyond the 300 Mark
JavaOne has a catalyzing effect on Java developers: their enthusiasm and energies spike around the show; they ready their latest and greatest Java technology-based projects and solutions for the annual...
View ArticleJCP Bookmarks
We'll be coming to the rescue and offering the training program virtually, yes, from the JCP.org site itself starting this Septemberread more
View ArticleSafeNet Introduces Java-Based Sentinel Hardware Keys for Red Hat Linux
SafeNet, Inc. has announced the release of Sentinel Hardware Keys for Linux platforms, allowing software developers in the Linux community to protect 32-bit software applications from piracy and...
View ArticleJCP: Shaping the Next Chapter
The JCP evolves in much the same way as software: we gain experience with the current implementation, gather ideas from many sources, give an initial ordering to the many ideas, write a draft, get...
View ArticleJSR 306 Gets Noticed, Draws Valuable Feedback
Our new effort to improve and change the Java Community Process through JSR 306 is still young; however, developers and all those interested have already started to provide valuable feedback and share...
View ArticleThe 2006 JCP EC Elections Are Over
Congratulations go this year to IBM; Oracle, HP; Fujitsu; Doug Lea, professor of computer science; Motorola; Vodafone; Siemens; BenQ; Ericsson AB; and Jean-Marie Dautelle, individual developer and...
View ArticleRinging in the New Year
The year 2006 was a great year for community technology development across the board. At the JCP, Spec Leads, Expert Groups members, observers and Executive Committee members worked together to take...
View ArticleJCP.org Web Site Gets a New Life
It's well known in Java community neighborhoods that the jcp.org site has been the communication lifeline for the JCP program since its inception. It's been the virtual meeting place for members, the...
View ArticleBehavioral & Philosophical Aspects of Communities
Whether it's a prescriptive environment like the JCP or a less prescriptive one like OpenJDK and other open source software forums, communities have a lot in common.read more
View ArticleJSR Bookmarks Presented by the Spec Leads
Interested in getting the latest on Java technology standards at the 2007 JavaOne Conference? A great opportunity is awaiting you because the show has a lot to offer this year too. There are over 60...
View ArticleJava Community Process - Getting Ready to Choose the Year's Best
Every year the process of choosing the community's best starts with nominations in five categories: Member of the Year, Most Outstanding Spec Lead for Java Standard Edition/Enterprise Edition, Most...
View ArticleThe JCP and the OpenJDK Community
At the JavaOne conference earlier in May, Sun launched the OpenJDK project (http://openjdk.java.net). The OpenJDK project is Sun's Java SE implementation under the GPL license. While portions of the...
View ArticleJava Community Process - Annual Awards Winners
In the May column I introduced the candidates nominated by the community for the top 2007 JCP Awards- the JCP Program 5th Annual Awards. For those of you who missed the grand finale at the Community...
View ArticleEstival JSRs
It's been busy at the JCP for Spec Leads, Expert Groups, and Executive Committees over the summer. Quite a number of new proposals were submitted and were approved to be developed as JSRs; even more...
View ArticleJSR Watch: From the New Chair of the JCP
In last month's column Onno Kluyt announced that he would be handing over the role of JCP chair to me. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank Onno for all of the effort he's put into the JCP over...
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