On Thu, 12 Aug 2021 at 17:13, Gary Gregory <[email protected]> wrote:
> Java 8 should the minimum IMO. > > Gary > > On Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 10:51 Gilles Sadowski <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hello. > > > > Given > > 1. the next release cannot support Java 6 for technical reasons, > > 2. information provided by Oracle[1], > > I don't think that we should go through a release that supports > > Java 7 just because there is free support for another few months. > > > > Indeed, if an application still requires Java 7, it is not realistic to > > assume that its developers would want to modify it in order to use > > new features provided by [RNG]. > > > > Since we want to (and have to before next July) upgrade to Java 8 > > just after that release, having an official release stuck at Java 7 in > > the meantime, could entail an unwanted mess in case we'd need to > > provide a point release. > This makes sense given the timeframe of support and limited options for a point release. +1. RNG-158 bumped the version to Java 1.7 [1]. Should we update that ticket or create a new one? [1] https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/RNG-158 > > > Regards, > > Gilles > > > > [1] > https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/java-se-support-roadmap.html > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > > >
