OK, I won't build with java6 anymore then.

Fred

On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 12:30 PM, Fernando Cassia <fcas...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 3:13 PM, Fred Ollinger <folli...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Haha, I don't know. I could be wrong.
>
>
> OpenJDK 7 is the current version, OpenJDK 8 is coming along nicely.
>
> OpenJDK 6 is the past. Yes, there' s been some RedHat volunteers saying
> they' ll keep releasing OpenJDK 6 updates and security fixes, but from a
> developers'  perspective it' s as unattractive as some .Net developer still
> using the Net 1.0 APIs... or a Java developer still using JDK 1.4 for that
> matter.
>
> Ubuntu: OpenJDK 7
> http://packages.ubuntu.com/oneiric/openjdk-7-jdk
>
> Fedora 18: OpenJDK 7
> http://pkgs.org/download/java-1.7.0-openjdk
>
> SUSE: OpenJDK 7
> http://software.opensuse.org/package/java-1_7_0-openjdk
>
> Debian: OpenJDK 7
> http://packages.debian.org/sid/openjdk-7-jre
>
> ArchLinux: OpenJDK 7
> https://www.archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/jre7-openjdk/
>
> So, again: "we should also respect that many distros are probably going to
> ship java 6 for a while." = SciFi ?
>
> FC
>
>
>
> --
> During times of Universal Deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary
> act
> Durante épocas de Engaño Universal, decir la verdad se convierte en un Acto
> Revolucionario
> - George Orwell

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