Patrick Curran and Geir Magnusson on the Standardization Process

Summary
Patrick Curran and Geir Magnusson discuss the role played by the standardization process and the lessons taken from the open source movement, one key aspect being related to reference implementations that are required from spec leaders.

Bio
Patrick Curran is Chair of the JCP. In this role he oversees the activities of the JCP Program Office including driving the process, leading the Executive Committee meetings, and managing the JCP.org web site. Geir Magnusson Jr. is VP of Engineering at 10gen Inc, a "cloud" technology startup. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Apache Software Foundation.

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