Welcome to CSR discuss, conversations on reviewing compatibility and specifications

[Philip Race]

 >On the logistics of accomplishing the above, I'd like to use the the 
wiki page for the CSR group

 >    https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/csr/Main

That is fine but we also should populate the group page with some 
information.
I know that it can't be edited from outside but it looks pretty empty 
compared to most.

 > I think it would be helpful to import a number of the ccc requests 
approved in JDK 9 as CSR issues in JBS in a separate "CCC" project.
...
 > and invite other CSR members who have filed ccc requests for JDK 9 to 
do the same.

I will be happy to do so once they are in JBS.

-phil.


On 4/6/17, 10:38 AM, joe darcy wrote:
> Hello and welcome to csr-discuss, the discussion alias for the 
> compatibility and specification review OpenJDK group.
>
> I'd like to work toward getting CSR reviews operational for JDK 10 
> changes within the next few weeks in anticipation of the JDK 10 lead 
> asking the CSR to review changes in JDK 10. [1]
>
> For that review initiation to occur, several items need to happen 
> including:
>
> * Configuration changes to the JDK Bug System, JBS 
> (https://bugs.openjdk.java.net), to support a CSR issue type. Inside 
> Oracle, we are working through feedback on earlier iterations of the 
> issue type.
>
> * More fundamentally, documentation and discussion about what role the 
> CSR process plays in JDK development. The predecessor ccc process has 
> historically played a number of roles including ensuring high-quality 
> specifications, providing feedback to API developers, and creating an 
> archive of changes as they occur. I expect those broad roles to 
> continue under CSR.
>
> * Writing documentation for users of CSR, covering both the conceptual 
> rationale for CSR review as well as the current details of the tooling 
> in JBS. The documentation set may include an update of "OpenJDK 
> Developers' Guide, Version 0.777" [2], which contains a detailed 
> discussion of compatibility concerns.
>
> On the logistics of accomplishing the above, I'd like to use the the 
> wiki page for the CSR group
>
>     https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/csr/Main
>
> to host the documentation. For using the new issue type, I think it 
> would be helpful to import a number of the ccc requests approved in 
> JDK 9 as CSR issues in JBS in a separate "CCC" project. I'll be 
> screening my JDK 9 ccc requests for this purpose, several dozen in 
> total, and invite other CSR members who have filed ccc requests for 
> JDK 9 to do the same. These imported requests will show the range of 
> some of the kinds of changes the CSR will review, API changes, 
> language updates, command-line flags, etc., and provide exemplars of 
> requests for new users. I think seeing a concrete range of kinds of 
> changes in CSR requests will help foster a better informed discussion 
> than just talking about CSR requests in the abstract.
>
> I'll be working on the documentation and will send portions out for 
> review as they become sufficiently mature and will keep the group 
> apprised on when the ccc requests in JBS will be available for viewing.
>
> Comments?
>
> Thanks,
>
> -Joe
>
> [1] 
> http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/gb-discuss/2017-January/000320.html
>
> [2] 
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~darcy/OpenJdkDevGuide/OpenJdkDevelopersGuide.v0.777.html
>