[jsr294-modularity-eg] Notice to JSR 294 observers

[Alex Buckley]

JSR 294 observers,

The purpose of this observer list is to allow anyone to observe the
traffic on the JSR 294 Expert Group mailing list. Posting to the
observer list is enabled so that observers may participate in wider
commentary on EG discussions.

In the course of such participation, an observer may make contributions
which the JSR's spec lead (Sun) considers would inform and improve the
JSR. If the spec lead is to accept such contributions, a legal agreement
needs to be in place between the spec lead and the observer.

This principle is no different than other standards development
organizations and open source projects. Without a real grant from
contributors, the editor/assembler of a technology and the downstream
users cannot have sufficient confidence to invest in building products
based on the technology.

There are two kinds of observers on this list: those who are
JCP members and those who are not. Observers who are JCP members have
already granted the spec lead a license to their contributions by
signing the JSPA.

Observers who are not JCP members have not granted the spec lead any
such license. In order to be able to accept future contributions from
observers who are not JCP members, Sun is publishing the notice below.

If the notice is not acceptable to you, you have two options: inform me
that your subscription should be moderated (made read-only), or
unsubscribe and follow the Web archives. I am also adding the notice to
the welcome mail received by new subscribers.

Alex

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Notice to Participants in Public Alias for JSR 294 Expert Group:
Improved Modularity Support in the Java(TM) Programming Language

1. No Expectation of Confidentiality.

By choosing to participate in this Public Alias for JSR 294, you
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participant related to the work of the Expert Group for JSR 294,
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an Expert Group concerning the subject matter of the JSR for which that
Expert Group is formed.”

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