You should thank Linda, she reminded me to respond :-)
On 3 Jul 2014 19:17, "Kevin Sutter" <sutter_at_us.ibm.com> wrote:
> Thanks, Pete, for the reminder! IBM is also in support of the Java EE 8
> JSR.
>
>
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> Pete Muir <pete.muir_at_gmail.com> wrote on 07/03/2014 12:36:07 PM:
>
> > From: Pete Muir <pmuir_at_bleepbleep.org.uk>
> > To: jsr342-experts_at_javaee-spec.java.net
> > Date: 07/03/2014 12:37 PM
> > Subject: [jsr342-experts] Re: [javaee-spec users] Java EE 8 JSR
> > Sent by: Pete Muir <pete.muir_at_gmail.com>
> >
> > Hi Linda,
> >
> > Red Hat would like to support this JSR. Apologies for the delay in
> responding.
> >
> > Pete
> >
> > On 21 May 2014, at 00:52, Linda DeMichiel <linda.demichiel_at_oracle.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Fellow Java EE Experts,
> > >
> > > We've now completed a fairly lengthy process of surveying the
> > > community, evaluating the input we've received, and assessing our own
> > > goals for the next release of the Java EE Platform.
> > >
> > > The current draft of the JSR for the Java EE 8 Platform that we plan
> > > to submit to the JCP is attached below. Those of you who have been
> > > tracking our work with our Java EE 8 community survey will likely find
> > > this very consistent with the feedback that we received.
> > >
> > > We would like to know if your company would like to be listed as a
> > > supporter of this JSR when we submit it to the JCP. For those of you
> > > who are individual members of this expert group, please let me know if
> > > you would like to be listed as an individual supporting the JSR.
> > >
> > > Our plan is to submit this JSR this summer (in advance of the JavaOne
> > > timeframe), so please let me know before the end of June if you wish
> > > to be listed as a supporter.
> > >
> > > Please also feel free to send us any suggestions you might have with
> > > regard to the content of the JSR. We may not be able to accommodate
> > > more than minor comments before submission of the JSR. However, the
> > > the final content of Java EE 8 will of course be discussed and decided
> > > as part of the normal Expert Group processes once the new group is
> > > underway.
> > >
> > > Again, regardless of whether or not you have comments, please let me
> > > know if you'd like to be listed as a supporter of this JSR.
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > Linda
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > <JavaEE8-JSR.txt>
> >
>