From rinehuls@access.digex.net Tue Jul 7 19:22:21 1998 Received: from access2.digex.net (qlrhmEbBUV1EY@access2.digex.net [205.197.245.193]) by dkuug.dk (8.6.12/8.6.12) with ESMTP id TAA07454 for ; Tue, 7 Jul 1998 19:22:20 +0200 Received: from localhost (rinehuls@localhost) by access2.digex.net (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id NAA17107 for ; Tue, 7 Jul 1998 13:24:09 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 13:24:08 -0400 (EDT) From: "william c. rinehuls" To: sc22docs@dkuug.dk Subject: SC22 N2758 - SC22/JSG Convener's Report for the August 1998 SC22 Plenary Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII _________________ beginning of title page _______________________ ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 Programming languages, their environments and system software interfaces Secretariat: U.S.A. (ANSI) ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 N2758 TITLE: SC22/JSG Convener's Report for the August 1998 JTC 1/SC22 Plenary DATE ASSIGNED: 1998-07-07 SOURCE: Secretariat, ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 BACKWARD POINTER: N/A DOCUMENT TYPE: SG Convener's Report PROJECT NUMBER: N/A STATUS: N/A ACTION IDENTIFIER: FYI DUE DATE: N/A DISTRIBUTION: Text CROSS REFERENCE: N/A DISTRIBUTION FORM: Def Address reply to: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC22 Secretariat William C. Rinehuls 8457 Rushing Creek Court Springfield, VA 22153 USA Telephone: +1 (703) 912-9680 Fax: +1 (703) 912-2973 email: rinehuls@access.digex.net ___________ end of title page; beginning of report ____________________ SC22/JSG CONVENER'S REPORT FOR THE AUGUST 1998 JTC 1/SC22 PLENARY The Java Study Group (JSG) has not had a meeting this year. ECMAScript (ECMA-262, DIS 16262) falls under the domain of the Java Study Group. A Resolution of Comments Meeting was held, but it wasn't a meeting of the Java Study Group. JTC1's approval of Sun's application to be recognized as a PAS submitter has determined the JTC1-level approach to Java standardization. Sun has not yet made a submission of a Java PAS. Public announcements indicate a target date of early 1999. It might be sooner, but I certainly expect the submission between the 1998 and 1999 SC22 Plenaries. SC22 needs to continue its study period to be prepared to respond as Java comes into JTC1 for consideration. At least France, Japan, UK, and US have formed separate groups corresponding to SC22's JSG. Leaders of these groups have informally indicated the possibility of related issues that might be considered as Java comes into standards consideration. I think the JSG should have another meeting before Sun makes its submission to discuss SC22's role and the impact of related issues. I recommend that the Study Period which led to the formation of the Java Study Group be continued for another year. The scope and method of working should be the same as when the group was set up and continued last year. All participants in the work of SC22 (and members of national bodies) who are interested in Java (and related technologies) (the scope of JSG) should subscribe to our e-mail list, see http://www.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc22/jsg. (Thanks again to Keld Simonsen and the Danish Unix Users Group for supporting this list and web page.) I continue to be willing and have sufficient support to continue as the Convener of this Study Group. Bob Mathis Convener, SC22/JSG ________________ end of SC22 N2758 ___________________________________