We can move ahead with our process with confidence, knowing that there is a well defined route, the PAS process, for creating an international standard based on the Java platform specifications. No, it does not. Our process for evolving the platform is now and will continue to be a collaborative process guided by the industry. We will continue to work with industry leaders to define specifications for Java technologies. Specifications never carry trademarks.
Products carry trademarks.
As such, the member countries understood Sun's position that the company must maintain the Java trademark. Similarly, the member countries approved our application's proposal on maintenance of the specifications which was to define a working group within ISO with resources provided by Sun. Sun is the first for-profit company to be approved as a PAS Submitter. Sun has set the bar very high with our open Java specifications, our open specification development process and our commitment to open systems. We hope that we provide a model for other companies who decide to pursue the PAS process.