In political terms, this is an oligarchy, a governing system where the final decisions are in the hands of an elite. This is further reinforced by the selection model. Sun gets one seat. Five seats are elected. The other ten are nominated by Sun and ratified (or, theoretically, not) by members. In other words, these ten are chosen by one-candidate elections.

Or to put it another way, if the individual members rose up in unison, we could elect, at most, five of sixteen members. For the rest we would have to vote down company after company, or person after person, until Sun nominated them someone we wanted.

Or, more simply, it's "You discuss, we decide."

As individuals we should join, but the JCP needs a more open system that allows all stakeholders, not primarily the largest, a part in the final decisions. More members should be elected. Equally important, it should be people on the EC, not companies. Yes, people should be elected to represent commercial interests. A person with good understanding of the telecommunications industry, say, could be elected, and while they might be employed by one company, they should be expected to represent a set of commercial interests that elect them, not just that one company.

The Jini Decision Process has many different requirements so is probably not simply transplantable. But it has a system that has individuals elected by both commercial and individual blocks. This gives it a structure that represents more stakeholders at the top.

Politically, the technical term for this is "representative democracy".

Or, as it is commonly known, "The worst form of government. Except all the others." It is time for a less worse form of governance in the JCP.