What prevents Sun from controlling or dominating the groups that develop and maintain Java specifications?
Sun, and the other Executive Committee (EC) members, serve as technology oversight groups for the work of the Expert Groups. The ECs do not micro-manage the day-to-day workings of Expert Groups. Rather, the ECs have the opportunity to review the work of each Expert Group at well-defined points as their specifications proceed through the JCP. The primary function of the ECs is to ensure that specifications do not overlap or conflict with one another and that the specifications meet the needs of the industry segment for which they are being written.
Sun, and the other Executive Committee (EC) members, serve as technology oversight groups for the work of the Expert Groups. The ECs do not micro-manage the day-to-day workings of Expert Groups. Rather, the ECs have the opportunity to review the work of each Expert Group at well-defined points as their specifications proceed through the JCP. The primary function of the ECs is to ensure that specifications do not overlap or conflict with one another and that the specifications meet the needs of the industry segment for which they are being written. • Q: What is an EC and what is its purpose? A: The JCP has two Executive Committees (ECs): Standard/Enterprise, and Micro Edition; each targets different markets for the Java Platform. Voting Members on each EC serve three-year terms. There are ten ratified seats, five elected seats, and the permanent seat held by Sun Microsystems, Inc. The three-year terms are staggered so that five of the fifteen seats are normally up for ratification/elect
