There’s more bug fixes and security improvements in Java 11.
> On Jun 13, 2019, at 06:22, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Wed, 12 Jun 2019 at 23:47, Dave <snoopd...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> On Wed, Jun 12, 2019 at 6:19 AM sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> On Wed, 12 Jun 2019 at 02:23, Dave <snoopd...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 6:03 AM sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Note that Java 7 has extended support until July 2022. >>>>> >>>>> https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/java-se-support-roadmap.html >>>>> >>>>> Is there any pressing need to move to Java 11? >>>>> >>>> >>>> I'm not sure there is a pressing need, depending on how you define >>> pressing >>>> need, but the work is already done/ready to merge and multiple folks have >>>> expressed support for the upgrade. I think it makes sense to modernize >>>> Roller and dependencies and Java 11 is generally better than 1.7 and 1.8. >>> >>> Java 11 may well be better (one would hope so!) >>> >>> However, raising the minimum Java version means that existing users >>> may have to update their version of Java. >>> That is a generally a major undertaking for enterprises who need to >>> ensure that the new Java version is fully tested in their environment. >> >> >> >> That is true, but I think the number of enterprises using Roller is >> probably pretty small now. I think we have more to gain, as a project, by >> modernizing. > > What are the benefits? > And does it make sense to go straight from Java 7 to Java 11? > > I'm not saying that the project should not upgrade. > However I believe it's important that the advantages and disadvantages > should be weighed up. > >> Plus, we've still got Roller 5 for those folks. Also, I've >> talked to ASF INFRA about Roller 6 and they are fine with upgrading for >> Roller 6. >> >> Dave
