<s>
The	O
JDK	B-Language
Enhancement	I-Language
Proposal	I-Language
(	O
or	O
JEP	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
process	O
drafted	O
by	O
Oracle	B-Application
Corporation	I-Application
for	O
collecting	O
proposals	O
for	O
enhancements	O
to	O
the	O
Java	B-Language
Development	I-Language
Kit	I-Language
and	O
OpenJDK	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
words	O
of	O
the	O
Oracle	B-Application
,	O
the	O
JEP	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
long-term	O
Roadmap	O
for	O
JDK	B-Language
Release	O
Projects	O
and	O
related	O
efforts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
JEP	O
process	O
is	O
not	O
intended	O
to	O
replace	O
the	O
Java	B-Language
Community	I-Language
Process	I-Language
,	O
which	O
is	O
still	O
required	O
to	O
approve	O
changes	O
in	O
the	O
Java	B-Library
API	I-Library
or	O
language	B-Language
but	O
rather	O
to	O
allow	O
for	O
OpenJDK	B-Language
committers	I-Language
to	O
work	O
more	O
informally	O
before	O
becoming	O
a	O
formal	O
Java	B-Language
Specification	I-Language
Request	I-Language
.	O
</s>
