java 7 may be EOLed by Oracle but majority of java deployments in the wild will be java 7 for some time to come. IMHO ,we don't really have to move the immediate next release to java 8
On Sat, Dec 20, 2014 at 9:04 AM, Shawn Heisey <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 12/19/2014 8:04 PM, Robert Muir wrote: > > But why require java 8? For example from an i/o perspective, solr code > > is still not even at java 7 level. It is still using java.io.File etc. > > So what benefits come from mandating java 8? > > I really don't know what benefits would come from changing, to be > honest. I still haven't truly figured out what Java 7 can do that Java > 6 can't! > > The only reason I even brought it up is because of the impending > end-of-support date for Java 7. > > Everything you said makes sense to me. It is good to be able to support > a wider user base that includes all those who do not immediately upgrade > when Oracle stops supporting them. > > Thanks, > Shawn > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > -- ----------------------------------------------------- Noble Paul
