CFV: New Project: Mobile: JDK Ports to Modern Mobile Platforms

[Bob Vandette]

Thanks Ivan and Roman.  The CFV deadline has passed and the project has been
approved.   We’re in the process of setting of the Mobile project.  I hope to have it 
live shortly.

Bob.

> On Nov 5, 2015, at 1:34 AM, Ivan Krylov <ivan at azulsystems.com> wrote:
> 
> Vote: yes
> 
> Thanks,
> Ivan
> 
> On 26/09/2015 01:34, Bob Vandette wrote:
>> I hereby propose the creation of the Mobile Project with myself
>> (Bob Vandette) as the initial Project Lead and the Porters Group as
>> the sponsoring Group.
>> 
>> The Mobile Project will focus on porting the JDK to popular mobile
>> platforms such as iOS, Android, and Windows Mobile.  Oracle plans
>> on contributing build system, Hotspot and JDK source changes required
>> to target mobile platforms including the ability to produce static
>> Java runtimes and modifications to the Zero interpreter required
>> for iOS ARM devices.
>> 
>> I have been working on Java for over 15 years, focusing on Java SE
>> Embedded and mobile platforms for the last 9 years.
>> 
>> The initial Reviewers will include all current Reviewers in the JDK 9
>> Project plus Gary Adams and Bertrand Delsart, who have in the past
>> contributed significantly to Oracle's embedded Java products.  The
>> initial Committers will be the current set of Committers to the JDK 9
>> Project.
>> 
>> Votes are due by 9:00 UTC on Monday 12, October 2015
>> 
>> Only current OpenJDK Members [1] are eligible to vote on this
>> motion.  Votes must be cast in the open on the discuss list.
>> Replying to this message is sufficient if your mail program
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>> 
>> For Lazy Consensus voting instructions, see [2].
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> Bob Vandette
>> 
>> [1] http://openjdk.java.net/census#members <http://openjdk.java.net/census#members>
>> [2] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/#new-project-vote <http://openjdk.java.net/projects/#new-project-vote>
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