Hello Philipp, I’m happy to sponsor your fix for JDK 10. Have you followed these steps: http://openjdk.java.net/contribute/ <http://openjdk.java.net/contribute/> ?
Thanks. > On 1 Sep 2017, at 08:58, Vincent Ryan <vincent.x.r...@oracle.com> wrote: > > Moved to security-dev > > >> On 1 Sep 2017, at 08:28, Philipp Kunz <philipp.k...@paratix.ch> wrote: >> >> Hello everyone >> >> I have been developing with Java for around 17 years now and when I >> encountered some bug I decided to attempt to fix it: >> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-6695402. This also looks like it >> may not be too big a piece for a first contribution. >> >> I read through quite some guides and all kinds of documents but could not >> yet help myself with the following questions: >> >> May I login to jira to add comments to bugs? If so, how would I request or >> receive credentials? Or are mailing lists preferred? >> >> Another question is whether I should apply it to jdk9, but it may be too >> late now, or to jdk10, and backporting can be considered later. Probably it >> wouldn't even make much a difference for the patch itself. >> >> One more question I have is how or where to find the sources from before >> migration to mercurial. Because some lines of code I intend to change go >> back farther and in the history I find only 'initial commit'. With such a >> history I might be able better to understand why it's there and prevent to >> make the same mistake again. >> >> I guess the appropriate mailing list for above mentioned bug is >> security-dev. Is it correct that I can send a patch there and just hope for >> some sponsor to pick it up? Of course I'd be glad if some sponsor would >> contact me and maybe provide some assistance or if someone would confirm >> that sending a patch to the mailing list is the right way to find a sponsor. >> >> Philipp Kunz >
