To summarise, we need to make 4.2 into 5.0, as
- we need to remove (the already deprecated) JavaScript UDFs to add JDK 17,
- dropping support for JDK8 would make it impossible to upgrade from 3.x
(see explanation below),
- CEP-21 (once accepted) will be easier without having to support 3.x
compa
I’m confused: do people pay attention to version numbers or not?
If not, how does it affect upgrades? If they do, surely it matters for
communication, including marketing? We aren’t only a technical panel.
I also reject the premise that a major bump has to have any effect on our
backwards compa
I’m confused: do people pay attention to version numbers or not?
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They pay attention when they go to upgrade. For example when reading
NEWS.txt or CHANGES.txt it is a prerequisite you know what version you are
on. Many users know, while many others don't because it's so easy to figure
out on-the
