OpenJDK Governing Board Minutes: 20011/4/21

[Simon Phipps]

On 28 Apr 2011, at 11:13, Doug Lea wrote:

Thanks for the reply, Doug, appreciated.

> 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.)

So have the community concerns and suggestions that have already been offered been considered in detail, or should be repeat them when Draft 8 appears?

> 
>> 
>> 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.

Sounds reasonable. Is the process for community ratification decided yet? I didn't see that in the minutes either.

> 
> 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.

Oh, at least. And given the bylaw draft Mark produced is substantially similar to earlier equivalents it's a little surprising that it's taking so long.

S.