OpenJDK Governing Board Minutes: 20011/4/21

[Doug Lea]

On 04/28/11 05:42, Simon Phipps wrote:

> I note that the minutes don't record any discussion of the community input to
> date on the formation of the new OpenJDK Board or of the Bylaws draft, not
> even to the extent of a comment indicating that the most recent draft (which
> I have not seen as only Draft 7 is available on the web at the time of
> writing) addresses all issues.

(This was the first meeting for which we have recorded minutes,
because we decided to operate meetings as if the Draft 8 Bylaws
were in effect.)

>
> Is there a reason for this please?

Three different things are being held up awaiting Oracle Legal
Review:
   * The new (and possibly final) Bylaws draft
   * A response by us (the GB) to feedback on V7
   * Revisions to the Contributor Agreement.

We (instigated by me) decided that we can't keep producing
documents and making follow-on decisions until at least
the bylaws draft is cleared for final community review and
ratification. I don't know of a better plan.

Once these documents are cleared, we shouldn't be
dependent on Oracle Legal review, but the minutes at
least show why everything is running about 4 months behind
initial estimates.

-Doug