> . I assume JDK 21 may lead to removal of JDK 11 which is breaking change
If we name it 6.0, I would hope we bump both Java and Python supported versions to align with their EOL status. - Java 11 with OpenJDK EOL was October 2024 - Python 3.8 EOL was October 7, 2024 On Thu, Apr 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM Ekaterina Dimitrova <e.dimitr...@gmail.com> wrote: > +1 on calling it 6.0. I assume JDK 21 may lead to removal of JDK 11 which > is breaking change (people need to upgrade to the common JDK version - 17 > before upgrading to the next release) > > On Thu, 10 Apr 2025 at 14:40, Štefan Miklošovič <smikloso...@apache.org> > wrote: > >> +1, I am also getting questions about the versioning recently and people >> themselves do not know what to call the next version like. >> >> On Thu, Apr 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM Jon Haddad <j...@rustyrazorblade.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Bringing this back up. >>> >>> I don't think we have any reason to hold up renaming the version. We >>> can have a separate discussion about what upgrade paths are supported, but >>> let's at least address this one issue of version number so we can have >>> consistent messaging. When i talk to people about the next release, I'd >>> like to be consistent with what I call it, and have a unified voice as a >>> project. >>> >>> Jon >>> >>> On Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 1:41 AM Mick Semb Wever <m...@apache.org> wrote: >>> >>>> . >>>> >>>> >>>>> If you mean only 4.1 and 5.0 would be online upgrade targets, I would >>>>> suggest we change that to T-3 so you encompass all “currently supported” >>>>> releases at the time the new branch is GAed. >>>>> >>>>> I think that's better actually, yeah. I was originally thinking T-2 >>>>> from the "what calendar time frame is reasonable" perspective, but saying >>>>> "if you're on a currently supported branch you can upgrade to a release >>>>> that comes out" makes clean intuitive sense. That'd mean: >>>>> >>>>> 6.0: 5.0, 4.1, 4.0 online upgrades supported. Drop support for 4.0. >>>>> API compatible guaranteed w/5.0. >>>>> 7.0: 6.0, 5.0, 4.1 online upgrades supported. Drop support for 4.1. >>>>> API compatible guaranteed w/6.0. >>>>> 8.0: 7.0, 6.0, 5.0 online upgrades supported. Drop support for 5.0. >>>>> API compatible guaranteed w/7.0. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I like this. >>>> >>>>
