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

[Joseph D. Darcy]

PPS Only four short weeks until JDK 21 rampdown 1 start; don't delay 
getting any remaining CSRs in!

-Joe

On 4/27/2023 10:57 AM, Joseph D. Darcy wrote:
> 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
>>