I know I’m a bit behind the times (and don’t really use Java3D) but what is the significance of JSR189 being withdrawn?
And what effect will this have on Java3D?
http://jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=189
Cheers,
Dan.
See the comment on the “Withdrawn Jsrs” page:
[quote]Withdrawn on 2005.11.08: The changes to the Java 3D API as originally envisioned by JSR-189 were quite significant, and were planned as part of a major API release, for which we had planned to form an expert group under the JSR. Due to changes in the nature of the project development, this effort was discontinued nearly three years ago, a few months after the JSR was filed. JSR-189 was left open as a place-holder, but it no longer makes sense to leave it open.
The Java 3D API is now a community source project on java.net, where all new development has happened over the past 18 months. We are actively developing the 1.4 API release with help from the Java 3D community on java.net. This release is a much more modest undertaking than was originally planned, and all new API changes are being designed with public input. As such we are closing this JSR, and are doing Java 3D 1.4 as a maintenance release under the JCP.
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So I guess the withdrawal will have no effect in Java3D development, since it was nothing more than a “reminder” to change some things in Java3D 
Ah thanks I hadn’t seen that.
Dan.
Right.
To be more specific, the process by which Java3D evolves has changed. It is now open source and the open source community really IS the “expert group”. Ergo we really don’t want a heavy-weight expert-group based process for doing new releases going forwards. Kevin is right now working with the JSR folks to figure out how we do open source that leads to JCP releases…
JK