JDK 9 release schedule

[mark.reinhold at oracle.com]

2016/10/18 7:56:25 -0700, mark.reinhold at oracle.com:
> ...
> 
> Here are the proposed dates for the interim milestones:
> 
>   2016/05/26  Feature Complete
>   2016/12/22  Feature Extension Complete
>   2017/01/05  Rampdown Start
>   2017/02/09  All Tests Run
>   2017/02/16  Zero Bug Bounce
>   2017/03/16  Rampdown Phase 2
>   2017/07/06  Final Release Candidate
>   2017/07/27  General Availability
> 
> The milestone definitions are as before except for "Feature Extension
> Complete", which is the date by which JEPs and small enhancements that
> have been granted extensions via the existing process [1] must be
> integrated into the master forest.
> 
> I didn't include the interim milestones in the initial proposal, so I'll
> leave them open for discussion under the same terms until 15:00 UTC next
> Tuesday, 25 October.

Hearing no objections, I've posted this on the Project page [1]
as the new milestone schedule for JDK 9.

- Mark


[1] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk9/