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[Tom Marble <tmarble@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 05/17/2011 04:25 AM, Matthias Klose wrote:
> On 05/17/2011 12:30 AM, Damien Raude-Morvan wrote: [...]
>> 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?

Alas you are correct. For all of the discussion about this feature
in JDK 8 we are still in a "transient" period:
http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/discuss/2011-May/001766.html

> 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?

This is, indeed, the planned approach.  As a matter of fact I
discussed this project with upstream and they are
quite interested in it... Our ability to push changes
from IcedTea to upstream will depend on their willingness
to participate in the community.

Regards,

--Tom