[pkg-java-blog] 01/01: minor wording updates
Tony Mancill
tmancill at moszumanska.debian.org
Wed May 4 04:24:42 UTC 2016
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Author: tony mancill <tmancill at debian.org>
Date: Tue May 3 21:23:43 2016 -0700
minor wording updates
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content/2016/whats-new-since-jessie.md | 44 +++++++++++++++++-----------------
1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
diff --git a/content/2016/whats-new-since-jessie.md b/content/2016/whats-new-since-jessie.md
index 5d5cb20..fe28d01 100644
--- a/content/2016/whats-new-since-jessie.md
+++ b/content/2016/whats-new-since-jessie.md
@@ -4,31 +4,31 @@ Authors: Emmanuel Bourg, Markus Koschany
Status: draft
Jessie was released one year ago now and the Java Team has been busy preparing
-the next release. Here is a quick summary of the current state of the Java packages :
+the next release. Here is a quick summary of the current state of the Java packages:
* A total of 136 packages have been added, 60 removed, 212 upgraded to a new
- upstream release and 145 updated. We are now maintaining 895 packages (+12,72%).
+ upstream release, and 145 updated. We are now maintaining 895 packages (+12.72%).
* OpenJDK 8 is now the default Java runtime in testing/unstable. OpenJDK 7
has been removed, as well as several packages that couldn't be upgraded
to work with OpenJDK 8 (avian, eclipse).
- * OpenJDK 9 is available in experimental. For the reminder it won't be part
- of the next release, OpenJDK 8 will be the only Java runtime supported
+ * OpenJDK 9 is available in experimental. As a reminder, it won't be part
+ of the next release; OpenJDK 8 will be the only Java runtime supported
for Stretch.
- * Netbeans didn't make it in Jessie, but it is now back and up to date.
+ * Netbeans didn't make it into Jessie, but it is now back and up to date.
* The main build tools are close to their latest upstream releases, especially
Maven and Gradle which were seriously lagging behind.
* Scala has been upgraded to the version 2.11. We are looking for Scala experts
to maintain the package and its dependencies.
* Freemind has been removed due to lack of maintenance, Freeplane is recommended instead.
* The [reproducibility](https://reproducible.debian.net/unstable/amd64/pkg_set_maint_pkg-java-maintainers.html)
- rate has greatly improved, climbing from 50% to 75% over a year.
- * Backports are continuously provided for the main applications: OpenJDK 8, OpenJFX,
+ rate has greatly improved, climbing from 50% to 75% in the past year.
+ * Backports are continuously provided for the key packages and applications: OpenJDK 8, OpenJFX,
Ant, Maven, Gradle, Tomcat 7 & 8, Jetty 8 & 9, OpenJDK 8, OpenJFX, jEdit.
- * The transition to Maven 3 has been completed and the packages are no longer
+ * The transition to Maven 3 has been completed, and packages are no longer
built with Maven 2.
- * We replaced several obsolete libraries and transitioned to their latest
- versions like asm2, commons-net1 and commons-net2. Groovy 1.x was replaced
- with Groovy 2 and we upgraded BND, an important tool to develop with OSGi, and
+ * We replaced several obsolete libraries and transitioned them to their latest
+ versions - for example, asm2, commons-net1 and commons-net2. Groovy 1.x was replaced
+ with Groovy 2, and we upgraded BND, an important tool to develop with OSGi, and
more than thirty of its reverse-dependencies from the 1.x series to version 2.4.1.
* New packaging tools have been created to work with Gradle (gradle-debian-helper)
and Ivy (ivy-debian-helper).
@@ -36,32 +36,32 @@ the next release. Here is a quick summary of the current state of the Java packa
## Outlook, goals and request for help
* We have several difficult transitions ahead: BND 3, BouncyCastle 1.54,
- Tomcat 7 to 8, Jetty 8 to 9, ASM 5, and of course Java 9. Some help would
+ Tomcat 7 to 8, Jetty 8 to 9, ASM 5, and of course Java 9. Any help would
be welcome.
- * [Eclipse](https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/eclipse) is severely outdated and currently not part of Testing. We would
+ * [Eclipse](https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/eclipse) is severely outdated and currently not part of testing. We would
like to update this important piece of software and its corresponding
- modules to the latest upstream release but we need more active people who
- want to maintain them. If you care for the Eclipse eco-system, please get in
+ modules to the latest upstream release, but we need more active people who
+ want to maintain them. If you care about the Eclipse ecosystem, please get in
touch with us.
- * We still are in the middle of removing [old libraries](https://wiki.debian.org/Java/Oldlibs)
- like asm3, commons-httpclient or the servlet 2.5 API which is part of the
+ * We still are in the midst of removing [old libraries](https://wiki.debian.org/Java/Oldlibs)
+ like asm3, commons-httpclient and the servlet 2.5 API, which is part of the
Tomcat 6 source package.
* Want to see [Azureus/Vuze](https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/azureus) in
Stretch again? Packaging is almost complete but we are looking for someone who
- clarifies remaining licensing issues with upstream and wants to maintain the
+ can clarify remaining licensing issues with upstream and wants to maintain the
software for the foreseeable future.
- * You have more ideas and want to get involved with the Java Team? Just send
+ * Do you have more ideas and want to get involved with the Java Team? Just send
your suggestions to debian-java at lists.debian.org or chat with us on IRC at
irc.debian.org, #debian-java.
## Java and Friends
- * The Java Team is not the only one who maintains Java software in Debian.
+ * The Java Team is not the only team that maintains Java software in Debian.
[DebianMed](https://wiki.debian.org/DebianMed),
[DebianScience](https://wiki.debian.org/DebianScience) and the [Android Tools
Maintainers](https://wiki.debian.org/AndroidTools) rely heavily on Java. By
- helping the Java Team and working together you can automatically improve
- multiple fields of application at once.
+ helping the Java Team and working together, you can improve the Java ecosystem
+ and further the efforts of multiple other fields of endeavor all at once.
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