| And what is the milestone? Creation of lots of needless JSRs? I | suspect the JCP does exactly what Sun intends it to do.
That doesn't preclude Apache (or Andy) from systematically benchmarking JCP by Apache values. It certainly happens informally, but we know the
benefits (and costs) of process formality.
yes.
I meant that such Apache members could create their own "standards" to be blessed and "guided" by themselves and constituents, inheriting values from Apache and the good parts (if any) of the JCP.
Exactly.
Compatibility testing and certification have economic value, even to "smaller" vendors and customers. Apache success in innovation and evolution only increases the economic value of stability (= non-evolution).
here: http://jakarta.apache.org/poi/tests/junit/
408 and counting.
Software history is replete with creation of new "economic tiers". Even "open-source" has it's GPL, BSD and countless other camplets. If an existing organization can't serve multiple audiences, is there room and
reason for a supplemental one?
You mean is there room for the crap JCP? Apparently. . People also continue to run IIS... They just don't yet know any better ;-)
Or you mean an OpenSoftwareStandards.org?
Thanks,
Andy
Rich
--------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
