"Giving up upstream-ing my patches & feel free to pick them up"
6 days ago
- #Patch Submission
- #Contributor Agreement
- #OpenJDK
- Author began contributing to OpenJDK in January 2025 and attempted to submit patches.
- Submitted an Oracle Contributor Agreement (OCA) but faced delays and lack of progress despite follow-ups.
- Expressed frustration over the OCA review process, citing no clear reasons for the delay.
- Decided to give up on upstreaming patches due to lack of interest and time.
- Invited others to pick up and submit the patches, suggesting rewrites to comply with OCA originality requirements.
- Listed several patches intended for OpenJDK and Loongson's JDK fork, highlighting their usefulness.