Editing Java Community Process (section)

==Criticism==
[[Image:Java press panel at JavaOne 2012.jpg|thumb|right|A JCP representative (far right) speaks to the trade press during a panel discussion at the JavaOne conference in 2012]]
The JCP's executive board has been characterized as a "[[Rubber stamp (politics)|rubber stamp organization]]" since [[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]] acquired [[Sun Microsystems]] (the original developer of the [[Java (programming language)|Java language]]).<ref name=Handy>{{cite web|last=Handy|first=Alex|title=Java is open, but is the process?|url=http://www.sdtimes.com/JAVA_IS_OPEN_BUT_IS_THE_PROCESS_/By_Alex_Handy/About_JAVA_and_JCP/35893|work=SD Times|date=12 September 2011 |access-date=21 September 2011}}</ref>  

The [[Apache Software Foundation]] resigned its seat on the board in December 2010 because [[Oracle Corporation|Oracle]] was unwilling to license the [[Technology Compatibility Kit]] for Apache's version of Java.<ref name=Whiting>{{cite web|last=Whiting|first=Rick|title=Apache Quits Java Governing Board Over Dispute With Oracle|url=http://www.crn.com/news/applications-os/228800169/apache-quits-java-governing-board-over-dispute-with-oracle.htm|work=CRN|date=10 December 2010 |access-date=21 September 2011}}</ref>
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