JDK 7 is Feature-Complete

[mark.reinhold at Oracle.com]

> From: Steve Poole <spoole at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 12:55:31 +0000

> On Fri, 2011-01-14 at 11:37 -0800, mark.reinhold at oracle.com wrote:
>> ...
>> 
>> As with any large software project, there are some exceptions:
>> 
>>   - Two features are not quite finished but have been approved for
>>     post-FC integration: Update the XML Stack [1] and the Enhanced JMX
>>     Agent and MBeans [2].  The late integration of these features is not
>>     expected to affect the overall schedule.
> 
> Mark -  I can't seem to find any more information about these features.
> 
> Can you explain how I find out more?  For instance:
> 
> * What versions of the XML components are going to be chosen?  How is
> that decision made and where is it documented?
> 
> * For the enhanced JMX Agent and Mbeans - where do I find out more about
> the design, objectives and delivery plan?

I've asked the teams responsible for these features to provide more
information, which they'll send directly to this list.

More generally, I'm aware that the JDK 7 development process is not as
transparent as many people (me included) would like.  We'll do what we
can to address that, but in the near term we have to balance the cost
of such process changes against the goal of shipping JDK 7 this summer.

In the longer term I fully intend to make the various JDK 8 planning
and development activities much more transparent, from the beginning.

- Mark