Hi Ross, > On Jun 19, 2017, at 6:19 PM, Ross Lamont <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi folks, > > Given that there are a lot of balls in the air with regard to apache > transition and Netbeans 9 release schedule, what is the correct process for > submitting a patch, and what chance of getting it into Netbeans 9? > > Specifically: > 1. Do I create a bug/feature in Jira or in Bugzilla? > 2. I have not yet signed a contributor agreement. Do I sign the old Oracle > one,
As Geertjan says, the Oracle agreement is not relevant to Apache. > or do I only deal with the Apache ICLA? As you intend to participate in the Apache Netbeans project, I would recommend filing an ICLA. Detailed information is available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/#submitting > Is there a different ICLA for contributor vs committer? As Geertjan says, there is only one ICLA. Regards, Craig > 3. Is there any sort of code freeze (soft or otherwise) in place at the > moment for Netbeans 9.0, 8.3 or 8.2.1? The patch I’m proposing will be slim - > it is just a refactoring to replace some hardwired construction of Cookies > with a factory interface and Service Provider semantics (affecting > XMLDataObject). This will allow me (and others) to develop new XML > validation algorithms as a plugin in isolation from the main build. > > Cheers > Ross Craig L Russell Secretary, Apache Software Foundation [email protected] http://db.apache.org/jdo
