The Adopt a JSR Program

If you're a member of a Java User Group (JUG) you might be interested in getting them to look at the Adopt a JSR program. It's to encourage the Java community to get more involved with Java Specification Requests and for individuals to enhance their CV whilst learning something new.

The reasoning is that JUG participation will lead to:

• Standards getting earlier feedback
• Standards getting 'end user/developer' input
• Standards get developed faster as JUGs can help with some of the heavy lifting of building Reference Implementations (RI) and Technical Compatibility Kits (TCK)
• JUGs can help with the management of the open source project that springs up around a JSR (managing mailing lists, triaging issues etc)

The London Java Community are one example of the Adopt a JSR Program in action with their adoption of JSR 310 - Date and Time API for Java.