[jsr-314-open] [ADMIN] jsr-314-comments at jcp.org goes straight to jsr-314-open.

[Andy Schwartz]

Hi Ed -

As discussed in the "Open Community Feedback List?" thread, I am very 
much in favor of opening up the way in which the community provides 
feedback.  It seems like we've got two options for how to do this:

1. Forward emails from jsr-314-comments to jsr-314-open.
2. Open up jsr-314-comments (ie. make jsr-314-comments 
read/write/archived for the world).

#2 maintains some separation between EG communications and EG+community 
communications.  #1 blurs the lines a bit more than #2 - ie. #1 is 
somewhat closer to making jsr-314-open truly open/writable to the 
world.  Anyone can send email to jsr-314-open - just that some folks use 
a different alias.  Perhaps eliminating the separation is a good thing.

I don't have a strong sense for which of these two options would work 
better in practice.  Dan - I know you have spent more time thinking this 
through than I have.  Can you comment on how you view #1 vs #2?  Do you 
have a strong preference for #1?

 I definitely prefer either of these options over our current 
situation.  Just would like to hear more thoughts on the trade-offs 
between these options.  Oh, and, I am only speculating that #2 is 
actually a valid option.  If it is not, then, yes, I definitely support #1.

Andy

Ed Burns wrote On 4/19/2009 2:01 AM ET:
> Since at least 2004, the JCP jsr-XXX-comments at jcp.org email lists set up
> by the JCP go to the spec leads.  Spec leads may then send such comments
> on to the EG at their discretion.  
>
> Dan Allen suggests we change this arrangement and have
> jsr-314-comments at jcp.org go straight to the jsr-314-open at jcp.org list.  
>
> Personally, I favor the existing arrangement but will go with the
> prevalent opinion.  Thoughts?
>
> Ed
>