Scope of OpenJDK NIO

[Alan Bateman]

David M. Lloyd wrote:
> :
> Sounds good.  However, since these classes are part of the JDK, 
> doesn't there need to be a JSR to make it happen?  Just sending a 
> patch and getting it applied seems too easy to be true. :-)
Sending mailing to core-libs-dev is a good start. There is process 
associated with API changes so starting with something small and 
non-controversial is a good way to learn. Not all the processes are 
externalized yet but they will be in time. As regards JSRs - a major 
release has an umbrella JSR that covers all the component JSRs and other 
API changes in that release. If you download the JSR-270 spec for 
example, you will see that it specifies the release contents and lists 
the API updates that were done as part of the ongoing maintenance.

-Alan.