Field of Extremes

Onno Kluyt has stepped down as chair of the JCP. His successor, Patrick Curran, will have his work cut out for him.

In April, Apache, one of the key members of JCP, escalated an internal JCP debate over Sun policy to the open letter stage, raising the threat level to Orange. Sun has been unresponsive to Apache's missive, but has not yet explicitly invoked executive privilege.

The issue is 'field of use' restrictions and JCKs and the less-than-harmonious situation regarding Apache's Harmony project. Now the meme that 'JCP is broken' that has been repeated for years is gaining strength again. Expressed support for Apache's position among JCP members seems to be, um, weak, and actual support weaker.

But transitions are a time for optimism. So: good luck your new job, Patrick.

Posted by Mike Swaine at 10:25 AM  Permalink