CFV: New Project: Project Duke

Thu Apr 6 17:33:44 UTC 2017

It doesn't look like the kenai repository has the "Tumbling Duke" images.  I have them (T1.gif through T17.gif, though I don't think all of them got used in the applet) if everyone else has misplaced their copies.  I used them in some demo (to show GC pauses and their effect on animation?)

Even better, I have an original Joe Palrang whiteboard drawing of Duke holding a time bomb.  If memory serves, it was the countdown clock for the Moviewood demo, which got cancelled at day 34.  Carla Schroer gave it to Lisa Friendly when she left Sun, and Lisa gave it to me when she left Sun.  My contribution was to put a sheet of plexiglass over it so it didn't get erased accidentally.  I have a photograph of it somewhere.  It don't think the internets are capable of uploading physical objects.

			... peter

On 04/ 6/17 08:11 AM, Jeff Dinkins wrote:
>
> I hereby propose the creation of Project Duke, with myself as the
> Lead and the Core Libraries and Web groups as sponsoring groups.
>
> In accordance with the OpenJDK guidelines [1], this project will
> provide a location for Duke graphics to reside.  Duke is the Java
> mascot, which was open sourced by Sun on November 13th 2006.
>
> About the Lead: Jeff Dinkins (OpenJDK username: jeff) is a JDK 9
> Committer, and has had experinece drawing Duke for 15+ years.
>
> The initial Committers will be:
>
> * James Gosling
> • Jasper Potts
> * Jeff Dinkins
>
> The project will host at least the following mailing list:
>
> * duke-dev for developers & aspiring graphics artists
>
> The initial “source" of this project will be based on a clone of the
> existing (but soon to disappear) repo on Kenai [2].
>
> Votes are due by April 21st, 2017.
>
> Only current OpenJDK Members [3] 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 honors the Reply-To header.
>
> For Lazy Consensus voting instructions, see [4].
>
>
> [1] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/#new-project
>
> [2] https://duke.kenai.com
>
> [3] http://openjdk.java.net/census#members
>
> [4] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/#new-project-vote
>