Request for Sponsorship for Collaboration with OpenJDK

[Lindenmaier, Goetz]

Hi Henry, 

There are also these instructions a bit more tailored to 11 and 17:
https://wiki.openjdk.org/display/JDKUpdates/How+to+contribute+or+backport+a+fix

Best regards,
  Goetz.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: jdk-updates-dev <jdk-updates-dev-retn at openjdk.org> On Behalf Of
> Aleksei Ivanov
> Sent: Friday, February 10, 2023 4:01 PM
> To: Henry GALVEZ <henry.galvez at intm.fr>
> Cc: adoption-discuss at openjdk.org; jdk-updates-dev at openjdk.org;
> andrew at openjdk.org
> Subject: Re: Request for Sponsorship for Collaboration with OpenJDK
> 
> Dear Henry,
> 
> The correct mailing list for backporting changes to Java update releases
> is jdk-updates-dev at openjdk.org (CC'ed).
> 
> Please read the Backporting section of the developer guide:
> https://openjdk.org/guide/#backporting
> 
> Basically, you start with opening a Pull Request for
> https://github.com/openjdk/jdk11u with the backport changeset. You can
> import the original changeset into your fork of jdk11u or use /backport
> command on the original commit:
> https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/commit/03f25a9c6924430ec4063b801b2b6ca
> 55b9067c9
> 
> I can see Andrew Hughes has already issued this command. He may be
> working on backporting this issue.
> 
> 
> After the PR is reviewed, you should request an approval for the push,
> see https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk-updates/approval.html
> 
> After you get the approval, you issue /integrate command in your pull
> request. Any committer can then sponsor your contribution.
> 
> 
> I hope I provided enough details to guide you.
> 
> Regards,
> Alexey
> 
> On 07/02/2023 16:26, Henry GALVEZ wrote:
> > Dear OpenJDK community,
> >
> > My name is Henry and I am a software developer from INTM Group, France.
> > We are particularly interested in backporting the correction of "8293562:
> KeepAliveCache Blocks Threads while Closing Connections" to the OpenJDK
> version 11.0.17 and 11.0.18.
> >
> > REF:
> > - https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/pull/10401
> > -
> https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/commit/03f25a9c6924430ec4063b801b2b6ca
> 55b9067c9
> > - https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8293562
> >
> > We are committed to using, supporting and contributing to open-source
> software. Our company has recognized the importance of this correction and
> has asked me to carry out this development. Our company values open-source
> contributions and believes that it is essential to give back to the open-source
> community.
> >
> > As company, we have signed the Oracle Contributor Agreement (OCA) and I
> am ready to begin the process of collaborating with the OpenJDK community.
> However, as a new developer in the community, I understand that I will need a
> sponsor to facilitate the integration of my work. This is where I would like to
> ask for your assistance.
> >
> > I would be grateful if someone from the community could serve as a sponsor
> for this and future collaborations. I am confident that my experience and
> expertise in software development will be an asset to the OpenJDK community.
> >
> > Thank you for considering my request. I look forward to the opportunity to
> collaborate and contribute to the OpenJDK project.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Henry