Hi, together with my colleague Goetz Lindenmaier I want to propose the following talk. Regards, Volker Title: The OpenJDK PowerPC/AIX port endgame Abstract: The PowerPC/AIX porting project[1,2] currently driven by IBM and SAP is a good example how the OpenJDK fosters the cooperation of different players in the Java ecosystem in an open environment. At last years FOSDEM, we presented our JCK-certified JDK7 port. This year, we will showcase our JDK8 port. But more importantly, we will describe the lengthy process of integrating the port into the main OpenJDK repository, thus making it a first class citizen in the OpenJDK environment. This process includes the creation of a JDK Enhancement Proposals[3], the agreement on a detailed Integration Plan between all parties[4], the thorough review of all changes by OpenJDK reviewers, the integration into the main development repositories and finally the downport into a released version. Of course we will also highlight the general improvements in the OpenJDK code base which are the result of our port. Finally, we will be happy to answer any kind of technical questions regarding a JDK port to a new CPU and OS platform. Speakers: Goetz Lindenmaier and Volker Simonis, SAP AG Goetz Lindenmaier and Volker Simonis work for SAP in the SAP JVM JIT Compiler Technology group. Volker is an OpenJDK contributor from the very beginning and recently helped SAP and the SAP JVM team to engage in the OpenJDK project. Goetz is one of the authors of SAP's IA64 port and he crafted various optimizations in HotSpot's C2 JIT compiler. They both drive the PowerPC/AIX port from the SAP side as project lead and main contributors. Recording us on audio and/or video is acceptable under a CC-By-SA-3.0-USA license. [1] http://openjdk.java.net/projects/ppc-aix-port [2] https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/display/PPCAIXPort [3] http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/175 [4] https://wiki.openjdk.java.net/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=13729959