Could the OSGi Alliance Take Over JCPs Role?
It seems everyone has an opinion on the state of the JCP, and Peter Kriens is the latest in a string of prominent community members to post his take on the JCP debate; namely, that the OSGI alliance’s structure is better suited to Java specifications than the JCP’s. The tricky subject of patents and copyrights are – in his opinion – not so tricky for the OSGi Alliance. All Intellectual Property is licensed to all members of the OSGi Alliance and the specifications can be implemented by non-members. When it comes to the JCP, Kriens states that “the contributions of other members in the expert groups are gladly taken for free but do not provide any rights in return.” When it comes to patents, in 2006 the OSGi Alliance pledged royalty-free access to “necessary” patents which were defined as patents that accelerate “the adoption of OSGi technology worldwide.” They were joined in this pledge by Nokia, IBM, Samsung, Makewave and ProSyst Software. Peter Kriens has dealt with JSRs in the past,
