[External] : Fw: RE: CFV: Group Consolidation: Client Libraries Group

[Samir M Kamerkar]

   Vote: Yes


   This may become a duplicate, but looks like my previous response
   below has not yet reached the mailing list.



   Regards,



   Samir.

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 >   ----- Original message -----
 >   From: Samir M Kamerkar/India/IBM
 >   To: gb-discuss at openjdk.java.net
 >   Cc:
 >   Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: CFV: Group Consolidation: Client Libraries Group
 >   Date: Sat, Jul 3, 2021 12:13 PM

 > Vote: Yes
 > __________________________________________________
 > Samir M Kamerkar
 > Program Director, Runtime Technologies Runtime Technologies | IBM Hybrid Cloud | India Software Lab

 > Ask me, if you have a question about Java, node.js or application development in the Cloud.
 > Email: samirkamerkar at in.ibm.com
 > Phone: 91-80-43188705

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 >   ----- Original message -----
 >   From: Chris Thalinger <christian.thalinger at gmail.com>
 >   Sent by: "gb-discuss" <gb-discuss-retn at openjdk.java.net>
 >   To: gb-discuss at openjdk.java.net
 >   Cc:
 >   Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: CFV: Group Consolidation: Client Libraries Group
 >   Date: Sat, Jul 3, 2021 11:54 AM

 > Vote: yes
 > > On Jun 21, 2021, at 6:23 PM, mark.reinhold at oracle.com wrote:
 > >
 > > // This is a call for votes from Members of the Governing Board.
 > > // If you aren't a Member of the Governing Board, please don't vote.
 > >
 > > On behalf of Phil Race I hereby propose the creation of the Client
 > > Libraries Group, with Phil as the initial Lead.  The Client Libraries
 > > Group is a consolidation of the interests and active members of the
 > > existing AWT [1], 2D [2], Swing [3], and Sound [4] Groups.  I further
 > > propose the simultaneous dissolution of these historical Groups.
 > >
 > > The new Group will sponsor the OpenJFX [5] and Lanai [6] Projects.  The
 > > long-inactive Harfbuzz [7], Framebuffer Toolkit [8] and XRender Pipeline
 > > [9] Projects will be dissolved by virtue of losing their sponsoring
 > > Group.  Over time the old Groups' mailing lists, static web pages, etc.,
 > > will be coalesced at the discretion of the new Lead.
 > >
 > > Phil is the OpenJDK Group Lead for the 2D and Sound Groups and the Lead
 > > of the Lanai Project.  He has been a member of the Java 2D graphics team
 > > since 1999 and has contributed hundreds, if not thousands, of changes to
 > > client code over that period.  Phil was the specification lead for JSR
 > > 15 (Image I/O Framework) and JSR 6 (Unified Printing API).  In JDK 17,
 > > Phil led JEP 382 (New macOS Rendering Pipeline).
 > >
 > > The set of initial members of the new Client Libraries Group is the
 > > union of the members of the 2D, AWT, Swing, and Sound Groups who have
 > > sent e-mail to at least one of the five client libraries Group lists
 > > (2d, awt, beans, swing, and sound) or a client libraries Project list
 > > (lanai) any time since January 2020:
 > >
 > >    Alexander Scherbartiy (alexsch)
 > >    Alexander Zuev (kizune)
 > >    Alexander Zvegintsev (azvegint)
 > >    Alexey Ushakov (avu)
 > >    Jay DV (jdv)
 > >    Laurent Bourges (lbourges)
 > >    Peter Zhelezniakov (peterz)
 > >    Sergey Bylokhov (serb)
 > >
 > > Votes are due by 23:59 UTC on Monday, 5 July.
 > >
 > > Only current Governing Board Members [a] are eligible to vote on this
 > > motion.  Votes must be cast in the open by replying to this mailing
 > > list.
 > >
 > > For Two-Thirds Majority voting instructions, see [b].
 > >
 > > - Mark
 > >
 > >
 > > [1]: [1]https://openjdk.java.net/census#awt
 > > [2]: [2]https://openjdk.java.net/census#2d
 > > [3]: [3]https://openjdk.java.net/census#swing
 > > [4]: [4]https://openjdk.java.net/census#sound
 > > [5]: [5]https://openjdk.java.net/census#openjfx
 > > [6]: [6]https://openjdk.java.net/census#lanai
 > > [7]: [7]https://openjdk.java.net/census#harfbuzz
 > > [8]: [8]https://openjdk.java.net/census#fbtoolkit
 > > [9]: [9]https://openjdk.java.net/census#xrender
 > > [a]: [10]https://openjdk.java.net/census#gb
 > > [b]: [11]https://openjdk.java.net/groups/#two-thirds-majority