I have no objection re: sound. Might even be a plus if the sound code gets more tlc as a part of a bigger, more active group.
Dan > On Feb 18, 2015, at 7:06 PM, Phil Race <philip.r...@oracle.com> wrote: > > There have been brief internal exchanges every now and again for some > substantial period > of time (18 months at least) as to whether we should consolidate the various > JDK client groups > in openjdk. The client groups are considered to be 2d, awt, swing, and sound > (see > http://openjdk.java.net/groups/). > There is substantial overlap and some confusion over the boundaries of these > areas and > Sound in particular has a very small membership. > So we are floating the idea of consolidating the groups into one large strong > group (client) where > anyone who is a member of one of the consolidated groups would be a member of > the new group. Any project sponsored by the consolidated groups would be > deemed > sponsored by the new client group. There would still be some 'division' as I > expect the > individual mailing lists to persist. There would only be one 'lead' of course > and that > might be one consequence worth calling out. > > Whether to proceed with the idea will depend in part on the feedback to the > proposal > which we are soliciting here. So is this something we should pursue ? > > -Phil Race.
