CFV: New Project: JDK Updates

[Jim Laskey (Oracle)]

Vote: yes

> On Sep 27, 2017, at 10:39 AM, Rob McKenna <rob.mckenna at oracle.com> wrote:
> 
> I hereby propose the creation of the "JDK Updates" Project with myself
> as the Lead and the Build Group as the sponsoring Group. The goal of
> this Project will be to produce JDK Updates on top of the JDK Project
> currently under discussion. [1]
> 
> I've been involved as a maintainer of the JDK 8 Updates Project [2]
> since Dec 2013 and have been involved with managing all aspects of
> a JDK Updates Project. I work as an engineer in the Oracle Java
> Platform Group where JDK updates are key for delivering bug fixes
> to end users
> 
> This will be a long running project responsible for producing all
> future updates to the feature releases. [3]  The Project's repositories
> will initially be open for select critical bug fixes only. The first
> release of this project will focus on the updates for the JDK 9
> Project. [4]
> 
> The initial Authors/Committers/Reviewers will be anyone who holds a
> role in the JDK 8 Updates, JDK 9 & JDK 10 projects and has contributed
> at least one changeset.  The most senior role across those Projects
> will be granted in this Project
> 
> Votes are due by 23:59 UTC on October 11th.
> 
> Only current OpenJDK Members [5] are eligible to vote on this motion
> Votes must be cast in the open on the discuss list.  Replying to this
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> For Lazy Consensus voting instructions, see [6]
> 
> Regards
> 
> Rob
> 
> [1] http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/discuss/2017-September/004281.html
> [2] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk8u
> [3] http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/announce/2017-September/000231.html
> [4] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk9
> [5] http://openjdk.java.net/census#members
> [6] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/#new-project-vote
>