- list warning +1 - follow 3-release deprecation policy on this +1 - Joe's blog post on deprecation +1
we announce before or as 2.7.0 hits, removal happens in 3.0 On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 10:26 AM, Simon MacDonald <simon.macdon...@gmail.com > wrote: > Do it. +1 > On Apr 26, 2013 1:09 PM, "Joe Bowser" <bows...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > If it's official, we should announce it in a blog or something. Are > > people cool with me writing a blog post about this and getting it on > > PhoneGap.com? > > > > On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 10:06 AM, Michal Mocny <mmo...@chromium.org> > > wrote: > > > I thought we switched to 3 release policy -- and planned to start in > 2.7 > > to > > > be done by 3.0? > > > > > > Or is that not official yet? > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 12:48 PM, Joe Bowser <bows...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > >> I haven't added the tickets yet. Do we want to deprecate by 3.0 or > > >> follow the six month deprecation policy? > > >> > > >> On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 9:04 AM, Andrew Grieve <agri...@chromium.org> > > >> wrote: > > >> > Joe - did you take any action here? JIRA issue? changing of min > > version? > > >> > Does this mean we can remove apache commons jar? > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 9:59 AM, Simon MacDonald > > >> > <simon.macdon...@gmail.com>wrote: > > >> > > > >> >> Late to the party but... > > >> >> > > >> >> +1 for dropping support for 2.2 > > >> >> > > >> >> Simon Mac Donald > > >> >> http://hi.im/simonmacdonald > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 9:53 AM, James Jong <wjamesj...@gmail.com> > > >> wrote: > > >> >> > Deprecation in 2.7? > > >> >> > > > >> >> > -James Jong > > >> >> > > > >> >> > On Apr 15, 2013, at 1:27 PM, Filip Maj <f...@adobe.com> wrote: > > >> >> > > > >> >> >> Looks like we have consensus > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> Joe is going to be happy :) > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >> On 4/15/13 10:24 AM, "Andrew Grieve" <agri...@chromium.org> > > wrote: > > >> >> >> > > >> >> >>> +1 DROP! > > >> >> >>> > > >> >> >>> > > >> >> >>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 6:04 PM, Shazron <shaz...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > >> >> >>> > > >> >> >>>> My Nexus One latest upgradeable OS is 2.3.6 > > >> >> >>>> > > >> >> >>>> +1 for dropping fwiw > > >> >> >>>> > > >> >> >>>> > > >> >> >>>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 2:58 PM, Lorin Beer < > > >> lorin.beer....@gmail.com > > >> >> >>>>> wrote: > > >> >> >>>> > > >> >> >>>>> +1 for dropping > > >> >> >>>>> > > >> >> >>>>> Steve found a Nexus One in his filing cabinet last week, > wonder > > >> what > > >> >> >>>> that > > >> >> >>>>> was running ... > > >> >> >>>>> > > >> >> >>>>> > > >> >> >>>>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 2:53 PM, Tommy-Carlos Williams > > >> >> >>>>> <to...@devgeeks.org>wrote: > > >> >> >>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>> Hahahah... > > >> >> >>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>> It was on "Catch of the Day" (an Australian daily deals type > > >> site). > > >> >> >>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>> Ideos X1 - Android 2.2 > > >> >> >>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>> On 11/04/2013, at 7:43 AM, Joe Bowser <bows...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > >> >> >>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>> Was this on Craigslist? > > >> >> >>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 2:16 PM, tommy-carlos Williams > > >> >> >>>>>>> <to...@devgeeks.org> wrote: > > >> >> >>>>>>>> I saw a 2.2 device for sale the other day. I had a sad. > > >> >> >>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>>> +1 for dropping it. > > >> >> >>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>>> On 11/04/2013, at 6:11, Lucas Holmquist < > > lholm...@redhat.com> > > >> >> >>>> wrote: > > >> >> >>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>>>> On our AeroGear project, the lowest thing we support on > > >> android > > >> >> >>>> is > > >> >> >>>>>> 2.3, so +1 for removing > > >> >> >>>>>>>>> On Apr 10, 2013, at 3:47 PM, Brian LeRoux <b...@brian.io> > > wrote: > > >> >> >>>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>> Lets give this a few days to make sure we're not about > > hurt > > >> >> >>>> anyone. > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>> (I'm in favor of removing support.) > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 12:03 PM, Michael Wolf < > > >> >> >>>>>> michael.w...@cynergy.com>wrote: > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> Fwiw I wasn't saying 2.3, but 2.2. The consideration > of > > >> >> >>>> supporting > > >> >> >>>>>> 2.3 > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> goes based on who your consumer base is, and if 2.3 is > > worth > > >> >> >>>> it > > >> >> >>>>> (had > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> several customers recently where this is a serious > > >> >> >>>> discussion). > > >> >> >>>>>> AnywhoŠ > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> loosing 2.2 I don't think would hurt the community > > greatly. > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> mw > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> On 4/10/13 2:54 PM, "Joe Bowser" <bows...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> Anyone who thinks we don't need 2.3 support needs to > > look > > >> at > > >> >> >>>> what > > >> >> >>>>> I > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> was considering purchasing for my US phone when on > road > > >> >> >>>> trips to > > >> >> >>>>>> weird > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> places like Idaho: > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>> > > >> >> >>>> > > >> >> >>>> > > >> >> > > >> > > > http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/prepay/getPhoneDetail.do?item=prepayIt > > >> >> >>>> e > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> m&selectedPhoneId=6093&selectedPlanCatId=4997 > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Michael Wolf < > > >> >> >>>>>> michael.w...@cynergy.com> > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Generally we are pushing clients to not touch > anything > > >> lower > > >> >> >>>> than > > >> >> >>>>>> 2.3 > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> (And > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> having serious discussions about their need for 2.3 > > >> >> >>>> support). > > >> >> >>>> So > > >> >> >>>>>> from a > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> cordova users perspective this wouldn't bother me. > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> mw > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 4/10/13 2:10 PM, "Joe Bowser" <bows...@gmail.com> > > >> wrote: > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Android 2.2 is a pain point because we only have one > > >> >> >>>> device in > > >> >> >>>>> the > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Vancouver office that is on that version of Android > > (LG > > >> >> >>>> Optimus > > >> >> >>>>>> 3D). > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm sure that other places have more of them, but > they > > >> are > > >> >> >>>>>> becoming > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> increasingly rare, and I'd rather us only have to > test > > >> 2.3 > > >> >> >>>> and > > >> >> >>>>>> higher > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> when we prepare for a release. > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 10:54 AM, Braden Shepherdson > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> <bra...@chromium.org> wrote: > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Do we have a picture of what this would gain us? > What > > >> are > > >> >> >>>> the > > >> >> >>>>>> pain > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> points > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in terms of bugs or missing APIs between 2.2 and > > 2.3? I > > >> >> >>>> have > > >> >> >>>>> the > > >> >> >>>>>> vague > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> impression that there are several things, but I > > actually > > >> >> >>>> don't > > >> >> >>>>>> know. > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If there are advantages, I'm all for it. > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Braden > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 1:49 PM, Joe Bowser < > > >> >> >>>> bows...@gmail.com > > >> >> >>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> wrote: > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hey > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Good news everyone! Android 2.2 (Froyo) has dipped > > >> below > > >> >> >>>> 5%. > > >> >> >>>>>> This > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> means that we can safely drop support for this > > version > > >> of > > >> >> >>>>>> Android and > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> set our lower bound to Android 2.3. The cool > thing > > >> about > > >> >> >>>> this > > >> >> >>>>>> is > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we will only support devices that you can actually > > buy > > >> >> >>>> in a > > >> >> >>>>>> store at > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this point, which I think is something that we > > should > > >> aim > > >> >> >>>>>> towards. > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Honestly, if Key Lime Pie figured out a way to get > > 4.x > > >> >> >>>>>> functionality > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on single-core devices, that'd be awesome, but I > > highly > > >> >> >>>> doubt > > >> >> >>>>>> it. :( > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So, what do people think about getting rid of > Froyo > > >> >> >>>> support? > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Joe > > >> >> >>>>>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>>> > > >> >> >>>>> > > >> >> >>>> > > >> >> >> > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > >> > > >
