How to contribute to the Adopt OpenJDK and OpenJDK ?

Wed Nov 4 11:46:23 UTC 2015

Hi Mohan,

That is good advice yes - the IRC channel for the JSRs (different
programme) hasn't really worked.  The IRC channel for the official openjdk
is actually quite active.

Cheers,
Martijn

On 4 November 2015 at 11:35, Mohan Radhakrishnan <
radhakrishnan.mohan at gmail.com> wrote:

> If you're interested in a particular area but don't have any specific
>> ideas about what to do then feel free to post a query to the appropriate
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>
>
> This is the best advice in http://openjdk.java.net/contribute/.
> One could regularly participate in the IRC discussion of JSR;s. I tried
> that. But even then generally the close-knit group may meet at conferences
> that all cannot pay to attend.
>
> Thanks,
> Mohan
>
> On 3 November 2015 at 20:49, Martijn Verburg <martijnverburg at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Yes, it pays to discuss the change *before* you submit it, you'd be
>> surprised why certain things are the way they are :-)
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Martijn
>>
>> On 3 November 2015 at 12:02, Mohan Radhakrishnan <
>> radhakrishnan.mohan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> That is interesting. They do accept such small changes then.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Mohan
>>>
>>> On 3 November 2015 at 15:01, Martijn Verburg <martijnverburg at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I think there should also be clear guidance on how to submit your first
>>>> patch for a small, low-impact change (like a code clean up).  Over time we
>>>> want more people to gain Author+ status in the various projects, especially
>>>> around safer parts of OpenJDK (e.g. Not Hotspot)
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Martijn
>>>>
>>>> On 3 November 2015 at 06:07, Mohan Radhakrishnan <
>>>> radhakrishnan.mohan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I read the contribution procedure.
>>>>>
>>>>> Are these basically the avenues ?
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. One could individually participate in JCP spec. activities without
>>>>> guidance depending on one's skill level.
>>>>> 2. Participate along with the local JUG.
>>>>> 3. Contribute to one of the OpenJDK projects like JITWatch etc.
>>>>> 4. Contribute to documentation.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Mohan
>>>>>
>>>>> On 3 November 2015 at 06:09, Martijn Verburg <martijnverburg at gmail.com
>>>>> >
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> > Once you make the move it'll get more eyes and more PRs will start to
>>>>> > arrive (much like Jitwatch and jcountdown I suspect).
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Is there someone in this list who is fairly new and will go through
>>>>> Mani's
>>>>> > doc?
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Cheers,
>>>>> > Martijn
>>>>> >
>>>>> > On Monday, 2 November 2015, Mani Sarkar <sadhak001 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > > Martijn,
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > I'm in conversation with the guys about moving it, and after
>>>>> Devoxx BE is
>>>>> > > a better move I think although I would have liked it to be earlier.
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > On a more important note, I was wondering if the contents of the
>>>>> pages I
>>>>> > > shared were good, if not, happy to change them so that adoptors
>>>>> get the
>>>>> > > right info.
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > Cheers,
>>>>> > > Mani
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > > On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 11:31 AM, Martijn Verburg <
>>>>> > martijnverburg at gmail.com
>>>>> > > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','martijnverburg at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>>>> > >
>>>>> > >> Hey Mani,
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> Ah, I wondered where that was being hosted.  You're happy to move
>>>>> that
>>>>> > to
>>>>> > >> the AdoptOpenJDK repo post Devoxx correct?  I've added a link to
>>>>> this
>>>>> > Kit
>>>>> > >> in the wiki and have also added the OpenJDK IRC channel link to
>>>>> the
>>>>> > wiki as
>>>>> > >> well.
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> Cheers,
>>>>> > >> Martijn
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >> On 31 October 2015 at 09:34, Mani Sarkar <sadhak001 at gmail.com
>>>>> > >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','sadhak001 at gmail.com');>> wrote:
>>>>> > >>
>>>>> > >>> Hi all,
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>> I have put together this page on how to ...
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> >
>>>>> https://neomatrix369.gitbooks.io/adoptopenjdk-getting-started-kit/content/en/how-to-navigate/how_to_contribute_to_adopt_openjdk_and_openjdk.html
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>> As a community we should feel free to amend the contents as per
>>>>> what
>>>>> > >>> really is meant by contributions.
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>> Anything incorrect or missing - feel free to report here or
>>>>> create a
>>>>> > >>> pull request (see
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> >
>>>>> https://neomatrix369.gitbooks.io/adoptopenjdk-getting-started-kit/content/en/how-to-navigate/contribute.html
>>>>> > >>> ).
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>> Thanks for reading and contributing.
>>>>> > >>>
>>>>> > >>> Cheers,
>>>>> > >>> Mani
>>>>> > >>>
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>>>>> >
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>>>>> > --
>>>>> > Cheers, Martijn (Sent from Gmail Mobile)
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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