Who needs standards in an open source world
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Introductory
Birds of a Feather (BOF)
Room:
BoF
Timeslot:
18.09.08 10:15
Speaker: Heather VanCura
Standards make the world go round. It would be impossible to mail a
package or send an email message, drive a car or take an airplane trip,
shop for food in a supermarket, obtain medical treatment in a hospital,
watch TV or movies, enjoy a sports game, or do any of the other things
the modern world offers without standards.
The Java platform is built on standards, and its success is directly attributable to the
community-driven process through which the language and platform evolve:
the Java Community Process (JCP) program. The acceptance and
success of open-source development methodologies pose both a challenge
and an opportunity for the JCP program. Are standards necessary in an
open-source world?
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Heather VanCuraHeather VanCura is the Manager of the Program Management Office (PMO) of the Java Community Process (JCP) program. In this role, she is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the JCP program, as well as the marketing and communications strategy and activities for the JCP program. Heather has worked in the JCP Program Office at Sun Microsystems since 2000. Prior to Sun, she worked with a variety of technology and science companies, including Microsoft, Cisco, Roche Bioscience, Apple, and the Santa Cruz Operation. She holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from California State University.