The OpenJDK project, which develops a reference implementation of the Java language, by from Mercurial version control to Git and a collaborative development platform . The transition is scheduled to be completed in September this year, ahead of the release to lead the development already on the new platform.
The migration is expected to improve the performance of repository operations, increase storage efficiency, ensure that changes throughout the history of the project are available in the repository, improve code review support, and enable APIs to automate workflows. In addition, the use of Git and GitHub will make the project more attractive to beginners and developers who are used to Git.
Formerly part of the OpenJDK subprojects, including , ΠΈ , have already successfully moved development to GitHub. The JDK repository is also already on GitHub, but currently works in read-only mirror mode.
Source: opennet.ru