How will the OCIC program work?
The OCIC opens on January 29, 2008 with a proposal phase, in which entrants may submit ideas for projects to a public mailing list. These proposals are up to 3000 words long and are limited only by the entrants’ imaginations and ability to implement their proposal themselves, largely without direct involvement or resources from Sun. Such proposals might embody for example, an idea for a new Java API or tool for the JDK, porting the OpenJDK code base to new hardware or a new operating system, or helping to further the educational use of the code base through curricula and courseware. The proposal phase ends on March 2, 2008. A panel of expert judges will then select up to 7 of the best proposals to advance to the project phase. This phase will begin with the announcement of the judges’ selections on March 17, 2008. Beginning on March 18, and running until August 4, 2008, entrants will build implementations of their proposals with all work done using transparent development methods and u
