Oracle's mid-November in the Java Community Process (JCP) introduced proposals to the most important techniques in the context of Java 7 and 8 Java to be developed are relevant bodies have been approved by. Three of the 15 parties participating in the vote against the proposals to have Java and Java SE 7 SE 8 voted, including the independent Java developer and Tim Peierls - how not to be expected the Apache Software Foundation (ASF). Even with the Oracle in patent disputes exploiting dividend Google Group voted against Oracle's plans.

All three said they voted against the proposal because of Oracle's approach to the licensing of the Test Compatibility Kit (TCK) for Java. The open source Apache organization criticized for some time before Oracle and Sun, the TCKs limited to provide and thus contravening the principles of open source and free software to offend, although for several years as a Java open source is available. This affects which is under the Apache Harmony project developed roof, which is a Java implementation on open-source basis, however, by the lack of testing can not receive the Java certifications.

Only recently had the Apache Foundation, the other members of the JCP Executive Committee, prompted a proposal to the next versions of Java to vote against Oracle and threatened to withdraw from the JCP, Oracle should not change his behavior. Whether the open-source organization now has its consequences from the vote, is now open. In Google's comment states that it is not originally wanted to Oracle's plans to turn to a future of programming not to stand in your way. the rejection notice was finally provided for Oracle, Java accordance with its plans to pursue the development, the plans should not find the approval of the JCP.

Although the vast majority of the voting parties in favor of Oracle's proposal has spoken to several make clear that their agreement was based solely on technical grounds. SAP, IBM, Red Hat and Credit Suisse, for example, criticized on various grounds in their comments also Oracle's handling of the TCK license. Big Blue was the beginning of October for the development of Harmony withdrawn when it became clear that Oracle source project remains the TCK is not available, the Open will provide. Instead, today announced IBM, Oracle on OpenJDK to work with now do together.

The Eclipse Foundation meets the horn of the critics and reserves in its observations to take in subsequent votes on a different position. Werner Keil, the second independent Java developers, the Panel proposes a different tone. He has voted for Oracle's plans, but is disappointed more than the few innovations of the Java SE 7thOther stakeholders such as Ericsson, Fujitsu, HP, Intel and VMware did not comment on their election.