[Dominic Harr]

Oh, absolutely, the 'Java Community Process is not perfect. But it is controlled by developers.

Should you have to pay a fee to belong? I'd say yes.

PMO: The JSPA carries a nominal fee to cover administrative costs:

• $5000/year annual fee for commercial entities
• $2000/year annual fee for educational, governmental or non-profit organizations

There is no fee for Java licensees.

[for-q-clinton]

There is no fee for Java licensees.

Really, wow. I was thinking of writing my own Java compiler. You say there's no licensing fee for that--Wow. I must have been mistaken about this Java thing. Where can I get more info on that?