RFR: Roles in the OpenJDK

[mark.reinhold at oracle.com]

2021/6/17 16:44:48 -0700, jwilhelm at openjdk.java.net:
> Added a short intro about OpenJDK describing Groups, Projects, and
> different roles. The sections on how to progress through the Author,
> Committer, Reviewer roles needs a broad agreement since that's an area
> that affects everyone and where there historically has been a lot of
> debate. This is a first draft, please comment.

If anything in the Guide needs broad agreement because it’s been a
matter of debate, then that’s a bug.  As we discussed when the Guide
project was created, the Guide is meant to elaborate, rather than
replace, normative documents such as the Bylaws, the Projects page [1],
and the Groups page [2].  If language on the latter two pages needs
revision then we should discuss such revisions, get broad agreement on
those, and update those pages.

A couple of minor points:

  - At the start of the guide, please retain the phrase “The OpenJDK
    Community” in the opening paragraph.  After that, using “OpenJDK”
    to stand for “the OpenJDK Community” is fine.

  - Avoid the phrase “the OpenJDK,” which makes no sense since “OpenJDK”
    is the name of a place, not a thing.

- Mark


[1] https://openjdk.java.net/projects/
[2] https://openjdk.java.net/groups/