CFV: Withdraw sponsorship of Device I/O, Kona, Penrose, and Verona projects

[Naoto Sato]

Vote: yes

Naoto

On 11/20/25 10:37 PM, Alan Bateman wrote:
> 
> I hereby propose that the Core Libraries group withdraw sponsorship of 
> the Device I/O [1], Kona [2], Penrose [3], and Verona [4] projects. 
> These projects have been inactive for a long time:
> 
> - Device I/O has been inactive since 2018.
> - Project Kona had some activity in 2015 but nothing since.
> - Project Penrose had some activity in 2012 but nothing since.
> - Project Verona defined the version-string scheme that integrated into 
> main line in 2015 for JDK 9 (JEP 223), its work is complete.
> 
> These projects have only one group sponsor. A consequence of withdrawing 
> sponsorship is that these projects will be dissolved [5]. Votes are due 
> by December 5, 2025, 23.59 UTC. Only current Core Libraries group 
> members [6] 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 [7].
> -Alan
> [1] https://openjdk.org/projects/dio
> [2] https://openjdk.org/projects/kona
> [3] https://openjdk.org/projects/penrose
> [4] https://openjdk.org/projects/verona
> [5] https://openjdk.org/bylaws#sponsor
> [6] https://openjdk.org/census#core-libs
> [7] https://openjdk.org/bylaws#lazy-consensus