CFV: Dissolve The JDK 7 and JDK 8 Projects

[Langer, Christoph]

Vote: yes

/Christoph

> -----Original Message-----
> From: build-dev <build-dev-retn at openjdk.org> On Behalf Of
> tim.bell at oracle.com
> Sent: Freitag, 17. Januar 2025 23:10
> To: build-dev at openjdk.org
> Subject: CFV: Dissolve The JDK 7 and JDK 8 Projects
> 
> I propose that the Build Group withdraw Sponsorship of the long-inactive JDK 7
> [0] and JDK 8 [1] Projects.
> 
> JDK 7 was delivered in July 2011 and the jdk7-dev mailing list [2] hasn't been
> active since August 2013.  The JDK 7 Updates Project, with a goal of delivering
> updates to JDK 7, was itself dissolved March 2023.
> 
> JDK 8 was delivered in March 2014 and the jdk8-dev mailing list [3] hasn't been
> active since September 2017.  JDK 8 update releases are regularly delivered by
> the JDK 8 Update Project [4] with communication on the associated jdk8u-dev
> mailing list [5].
> 
> The JDK 7 and JDK 8 Projects have only one Sponsoring Group; hence they will
> be dissolved by virtue of losing all of their Sponsoring Groups [6] if this measure
> is approved.
> 
> Votes are due by 23:59 UTC on Monday, 3 February 2025
> 
> Only current Build Group Members [7] are eligible to vote on this motion.
> Votes must be cast in the open by replying to this mailing list.
> 
> For Lazy Consensus voting instructions, see [8].
> 
> Tim Bell
> Build group Lead
> 
> [0]: https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk7/
> [1]: https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk8/
> [2]: https://mail.openjdk.org/pipermail/jdk7-dev/
> [3]: https://mail.openjdk.org/pipermail/jdk8-dev/
> [4]: https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk8u/
> [5]: https://mail.openjdk.org/mailman/listinfo/jdk8u-dev
> [6]: https://openjdk.org/bylaws#sponsor
> [7]: https://openjdk.org/census#build
> [8]: https://openjdk.org/bylaws#lazy-consensus