Converting Java SE 8 (JSR 337) to JCP 2.8

[Andrew Haley]

On 09/05/2012 06:04 PM, mark.reinhold at oracle.com wrote:
> The Java SE 8 JSR was originally submitted in November 2010, under the
> rules of JCP 2.7.  When JCP 2.8 (JSR 348) was approved in October 2011
> [1], Oracle publicly committed to convert all in-flight JSRs led by
> Oracle to JCP 2.8.
> 
> To satisfy the transparency requirements of JCP 2.8 for Java SE JSRs we
> had to update the OpenJDK Terms of Use, which required spending lots of
> quality time with attorneys.  That was finally done this past July [2],
> at which point this EG began its work [3].
> 
> JCP 2.8 also requires us to have a public issue tracker, but the OpenJDK
> JIRA system isn't available yet [4][5].  I've therefore set up an issue
> tracker on java.net [6]; we'll migrate issues from that system to the
> OpenJDK system when the latter becomes available.
> 
> To convert an existing JSR to JCP 2.8, finally, requires answering a set
> of questions posed by the JCP PMO [7].  Appended below are my intended
> answers to those questions.
> 
> EG members -- To complete the conversion of this JSR to JCP 2.8 I now ask
> each of you whether you agree to this change.  Please answer in a reply
> to the EG list, so that it's visible for all to see.

Yes.

Andrew.