On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 10:38 AM, Mark Thomas <ma...@apache.org> wrote:
> On 13/12/2011 14:25, Ted Dunning wrote: > > Frankly, I think that the lack of generics in commons components drives > > away more users than having java 1.4 compatibility retains. > > I disagree in this case. > > A large proportion of the commons pool user base is from: > Apache Tomcat 5/6/7 -> Apache Commons DBCP -> Apache Commons Pool > "large proportion" is an imaginary proportion. There is no way to tell who does what with Commons (or any FOSS) jars and how many use falls in any given category. Yes, a lot of people use the stack you describe, and no one is forcing anyone to upgrade. Gary > The last time I checked around 25% of the Tomcat user base was using > Tomcat 5 (a guestimate based on downloads) and as much as I don't like > it, the Servlet 2.4 spec requires Java 1.4 support. > > EOL has been announced for Tomcat 5 (in ~9 months from now) so this > requirement will be going away. > > Mark > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > > -- E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org JUnit in Action, 2nd Ed: <http://goog_1249600977>http://bit.ly/ECvg0 Spring Batch in Action: <http://s.apache.org/HOq>http://bit.ly/bqpbCK Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com Home: http://garygregory.com/ Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory
