hg: jdk7/jsn/jdk: 6717876: Make java.net.NetworkInterface.getIndex() public

[Alan Bateman]

Andrew John Hughes wrote:
> :
>
> More generally, it's not clear where the decision was made to make
> this part of the (as yet non-existent) JDK7 platform JSR.  Will there
> be more insight into this process from outside Sun in the near future?
>
>   
The change approval process for API additions and changes isn't 
externalized yet. I've cc'ed Mark Reinhold in case he can say any more 
about this.

In JCP terms it's the "Maintenance Review" that captures the many 
additions, changes and corrections to the Java SE specification that 
aren't covered by their own JSRs. There may not be a JSR for Java SE 7 
yet but I assume that down the road there will be a Maintenance Review 
for Java SE 7 detailing all the API changes.

-Alan.