Should we remove java from the default bootstrap languages?

[Mark Mitchell]

Andrew Haley wrote:

>> I agree.  I also agree that if someone breaks Java, they should be
>> required to fix the problem.  In fact, we could have the rule that the
>> Java maintainers get to revert a patch summarily based merely on the
>> fact that there exists a Java post-patch failure that does not occur
>> pre-patch.
> 
> OK.  I'm hoping that the java mainatiners won't have _all_ the burden, though.
> 
> We should have a trial phase where java build breakage on the autobuilders
> is mailed to the maintainers who checked in patches and to the java
> maintainers, and we'll see how it goes.
> 
> I'm open-minded about this, but if it doesn't work we should be prepared to
> revert the policy.

I think that's reasonable.  Perhaps a 30-day trial period, after the 
autobuilder is set up?  Then if we're seeing that the Java maintainers 
have had to beat people up a lot -- and particularly if that isn't 
yielding results -- then we revert?

To be clear, I have no special decision-making power here.  I'm hoping 
we can build a consensus to move in this direction, but it has to be a 
consensus decision.

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