All,
Thank you again for our discussion yesterday on our bi-weekly future directions meeting.
Below are the action items and minutes, summarized from the transcript. Please let me know of anything further we need to consider from our meeting.
Action Items:
- Neil to send out invitation to the following set of Java/Jakarta EE mailing lists: jakarta.ee-community@xxxxxxxxxxx, jakarta.ee-wg@xxxxxxxxxxx, jakartaee-ambassadors@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, microprofile-wg@xxxxxxxxxxx, andmicroprofile@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Neil to share Github repo when available.
- No meeting on Thursday, November 28 – due to US Thanksgiving.
Minutes:
Here is a summary of the key points and discussions from the Jakarta EE Future Directions Interest Group Meeting (transcript attached):
1. The interest group aims to broaden participation and welcomes members from organizations and individuals who are interested in shaping the future of Jakarta EE.
2. Michael Redlich suggested involving language-focused experts and organizations to bring diverse perspectives to the group.
3. Tanja clarified that Eclipse Foundation Account (not necessarily a member organization) is needed for individuals to participate in the interest group.
4. A proposal to send a note out to all Jakarta EE-related mailing lists, inviting them to participate in discussing the process, received positive feedback.
5. Abraham proposed creating a GitHub repository to track and organize ideas, which Neil agreed to create and populate with initial ideas and suggestions.
6. Abraham asked about assessing the value of potential initiatives through surveys or polls; Tanja suggested giving strong recommendations to the Jakarta Working Group based on community interests.
Take care,
Neil
Neil Patterson,
Product Marketing Manager – WebSphere & DevOps
