Participant Review of Draft Specifications

When an Expert Group completes the first draft of their specification (see Section 5 of the JCP), they will make it available for Participant Review as described in Section 6.

Download Participant Review Drafts

The following draft specifications are available for Participant Review. The links below are password protected and only available to companies or organizations who have signed a Java Specification Participation Agreement (JSPA). Participants can obtain a userid and password to access the draft specifications by sending an e-mail to participant-access@sun.com.

The download pages will tell when each review period closes and where you can send comments. The Expert Group writing each draft is required to read and respond to all comments submitted.

Currently open Participant reviews

• JSR-000012 Java Data Objects Specification
  (review closes May 5, 2000).
  
  
• JSR-000037 Mobile Information Device Profile for J2ME™
  (review closes April 21, 2000).
  
  
• JSR-000041 A Simple Assertion Facility
  (review closes March 30, 2000).
  
  

Recently closed Participant reviews

• JSR-000030 J2ME Connected, Limited Device Configuration
  (review closed March 3, 2000).
  
  
• JSR-000024 JAIN Secure Network API Specification (Parlay)
  (review closed January 3, 2000).
  
  
• JSR-000001 Real Time Specification for Java
  (review closed October 28, 1999).
  
  
• JSR-000005 XML Optional Package Specification
  (review closed October 31, 1999).
  
  

(If you can't find a specification here, please check the Public Review page to see if the specification you were looking for is now open for public review.

Not a Participant?

Don't worry, everyone gets a chance to review draft specifications!

After Participant Review finishes, Public Review starts as described in Section 7 of the JCP. Public Review lasts at least 30 days and is open to everyone with access to the Internet.

Specifications currently open for Public Review can be found on the Public Review Page.

The JCP welcomes your participation. You are part of the international Java community that has made the Java platform what it is today! Please see Getting Started for more information on the three different levels of involvement.

See Also Getting Started Public Review Page Community Process Main Page