On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 2:08 PM Frank Ch. Eigler <f...@redhat.com> wrote:
> > > [...] Eclipse tries to keep up to date with libraries shipped. Quite > > often the effort of moving to new versions of a library (e.g. lucene) > > requires changes in Eclipse itself > > Is this level of backward non-compatibility typical in Java? > I would not say in Java overall but in certain projects - YES! > > > and Fedora being ahead/behind with versions puts too much burden on > > the maintainer. This is the number two item when classified by time > > spent. > > Fedora could ship some frozen/LTS versions of libraries, if these exist > and do not constitute a security problem. If that's not an option > either, to this outsider it looks like building on quicksand, paddling > as fast as possible to stay above the mud. > > - FChE > _______________________________________________ > devel mailing list -- devel@lists.fedoraproject.org > To unsubscribe send an email to devel-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org > Fedora Code of Conduct: > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ > List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > List Archives: > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org > Do not reply to spam on the list, report it: > https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure > -- Aleksandar Kurtakov Red Hat Eclipse Team
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