Re: [Openjdk] Introduction GSoC Jigsaw student

[Matthias Klose <doko@debian.org>]

On 05/17/2011 12:30 AM, Damien Raude-Morvan wrote:
> Welcome Guillaume,
>
> [I've kept you CC since I don't know if you're subscribed to debian-java or
> openjdk ML]
>
> On Fri, 13 May 2011 11:36:40 +0200, Guillaume Mazoyer
> <respawneral@gmail.com>  wrote:
> > My name is Guillaume Mazoyer and I am the student who will work on
> > packaging Jigsaw (modular VM for Java 8) for Debian during this summer
> > as part of the Google Summer of Code.
> > http://wiki.debian.org/SummerOfCode2011/Jigsaw
> >
> > I would like to join the openjdk packaging team to contribute to the
> > openjdk package. I have a lot to learn about this package and that's
> > also why I'm a student for this GSoC.
>
> Did you plan to work directly on OpenJDK8 or will you try to package the
> "jigsaw" forest of opendjk7 [1] ?

afaik, the OpenJDK8 development is currently done behind closed doors, so which 
other chance do you have besides working with 7?

> As of packaging all this on Debian/Ubuntu, we currently have two main JDK
> repositories [2] [3]. You should have a look to some "guidelines" I've written
> for new comers to this package (like me :) [4]
>
> > Joining this team will also allow me to get more familiar with the
> > Debian processes and the openjdk package.

I really would like to see this work being done within the IcedTea project, not 
(just) within the packaging. Are there any issues preventing this?

  Matthias