<html><body><div dir="ltr">I do not often post on the discussion list - but this <a href="https://www.osgeo.org/opengis-harmonization/">activity</a> affects many projects:</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#419cff"><a href="https://geotoolsnews.blogspot.com/2023/07/construction-ahead-refactoring.html" style="--dark-color: var(--NSColor_linkColor);">https://geotoolsnews.blogspot.com/2023/07/construction-ahead-refactoring.html</a></font><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Long story short <b>org.opengis</b> packages are being refactored to <b>org.geotools.api</b>, and a few areas of the code-base can now be simplified. Dropping unused interfaces, etc...</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">While this sounds simple, it is not without risk, especially for projects that have not yet setup a Java 11 build system. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">In the open-source tradition the best way to control risk is to help out! Please plan for:</div><div dir="ltr"><ul dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:"\002013 ";margin:0px"><li>Upcoming <a href="https://www.osgeo.org/events/bolsena-code-sprint-2023/" style="--dark-color: var(--NSColor_linkColor);">Bolsena Code Sprint</a> (lots of fun and also good food). <br></li><li>Testing the GeoTools 30-RC release candidate when it is made available at the end of the Sprint.</li></ul><div><br></div><div dir="ltr">If you are not in a position to help out directly, OSGeo offers a <a href="https://www.osgeo.org/about/how-to-become-a-sponsor/" style="--dark-color: var(--NSColor_linkColor);">sponsorship program</a>, that will assist both the GeoTools library and other projects in addressing this change.</div></div><div dir="ltr">--</div><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Jody Garnett</div></div></div></div></body></html>