Summary: Recent controversies have eroded confidence in the Java Community Process and left some leaders in the developer community calling for reform. In this conversation with JCP Chair Patrick Curran, Andrew Glover gets an overview of the structure and inner workings of the process. He learns first-hand where the JCP has historically fallen apart and gets Curran's view on what can be done to reform it. While candid about Sun's ambivalent relationship to open source, and about the predominance of corporate interests on the JCP Executive Committee, Curran ultimately places responsibility for reform in the hands of developers. Anyone can join the JCP, he says, and participation is key to democracy.
