Reminder: file JDK 21 CSRs well ahead of June 8, 2023 rampdown 1 start

[Joseph D. Darcy]

PS Now only six short weeks until JDK 21 rampdown 1.

-Joe

On 4/12/2023 11:05 AM, Joseph D. Darcy wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Per the JDK 21 schedule (https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/21/), the 
> rampdown 1 of JDK 23 starts on June 8, 2023, about eight weeks from 
> today.
>
> An advanced reminder to factor in sufficient review time for any 
> projects needing CSR review before getting pushed into JDK 21, which 
> includes JEPs. Large projects, including JEPs, should often use the 
> two-phase CSR process (https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/csr/Main) 
> rather than the one-phase process. The nominal SLA for each CSR phase 
> is one week. To accommodate the possibility of needing to respond to 
> feedback from the CSR, I recommend a large project that has not 
> already had CSR review budget at least four weeks of CSR review time 
> ahead of a planned integration date.
>
> Particularly large or complex projects should factor in additional time.
>
> A JEP should have gone through the first phase of CSR review, getting 
> to Provisional state, before being Proposed to Target for a release. 
> Please plan accordingly.
>
> Cheers,
>
> -Joe
> CSR Lead
>