Hi Seán, I know I've asked before, but can we *please* get source bundles published for security releases?
I know that the code is in Mercurial, but it's just not the same. Regards, Jeroen > -----Original Message----- > From: jdk7u-dev-boun...@openjdk.java.net [mailto:jdk7u-dev- > boun...@openjdk.java.net] On Behalf Of Seán Coffey > Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 19:25 > To: jdk7u-dev@openjdk.java.net > Subject: [7u communication] Schedule and release renumbering update > > Hi, > > In line with the updates for JDK 8 [0], here's a proposed update of > plans for the next release of the JDK 7 Updates Project. > > Here at Oracle we've been very busy accelerating the development and > release of security fixes and new security features to address issues > with Java in web browsers. > > With the recent JDK 7u21 security release [1], we need to examine the > impact on the schedule [2] for the next JDK 7 Updates release. > > For past releases developed within this Project, like 7u4, our approach > to schedule them has been to put them a few months apart from Oracle > Java SE Critical Patch Updates [3] in order to minimize the number of > concurrent code lines, and the related synchronization and > administrative efforts. > > Looking at the the next scheduled dates for Oracle Java SE Critical > Patch Updates [3], the next opportunity that fits that description is in > August. > > Therefore, I would like to open the following proposal for discussion: > > * The next release of this Project will be in August > * Stabilization forests for that release will not be created this > month > > Meanwhile, please continue to deliver fixes to jdk7u-dev. > > In addition, as announced earlier [4], we need to adjust the version > numbers of future releases. > > In order to avoid going through the effort of renumbering releases again > at some point in the future, which involves adjustments to bug database > records, Mercurial repositories, and a number of other administrative > tasks, I'd like to open the following proposal for > discussion: > > * The next release of this Project will be called 7u40 > * Starting with the next release, JDK 7 Update release numbers will > be multiples of 20, in order to leave ample room for other kinds > of releases should the need arise. > > Both proposals are open for discussion for one week until Thursday, > April 25th. > > Regards, > Sean. > > [0] > http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk8-dev/2013- > April/002336.html[0] > [1] > http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html[1] > [2] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk7u/releases/7u14.html[2] > [3] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alerts- > 086861.html[3] > [4] > http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk7u-dev/2013- > February/005725.html[4]
