Let's not forget that customers are paying Oracle to get Java 6 updates. Gary On Jun 7, 2016 1:24 PM, "Ralph Goers" <ralph.go...@dslextreme.com> wrote:
> I really don’t think the premier & extended support dates should really > mean much, except as an indicator of how many users of that version might > still exist. Basically, no new features are going to be added to Java so I > don’t think we should be targeting new features there either. If there is a > bug that needs to be fixed it should be possible to do it on a branch of > the the release for that version of Java. The web site should clearly > indicate which versions of the component support the appropriate Java > versions. > > Ralph > > > On Jun 7, 2016, at 12:26 PM, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I have just checked Oracle support for Java 6. > > > > The Support Life for Java 6 has been extended to Dec 2018 [1] > > I think this means that there are critical systems that cannot yet be > > updated to Java 7+. > > > > This does not mean that we should ensure that all Commons code still > > works on Java 6. > > But it should be taken into account when evaluating the pros and cons > > of requiring a later version. > > > > [1] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/eol-135779.html#extended6 > > > > On 7 June 2016 at 20:02, Jochen Wiedmann <jochen.wiedm...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >>> Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote on Tue., 7. Juni 2016 > >>> > >>>> Are we really starting a new component on a dead platform like Java 6? > >> > >> > >> You are, of course, right, that the component is more than welcome to > >> use another version. OTOH, given our latest experiences: Is this > >> really someting, that we should care for? IMO, let the component have, > >> whatever they want. > >> > >> Jochen > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > >
