On 1/23/06, Thomas Dudziak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 1/23/06, Emmanuel Bourg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > James Carman wrote: > > > Struts is probably your biggest contributor of users, so that's a good > > > sign > > > for your 1.4 requirement. However, I would still be cautious. Not all > > > users subscribe to the mailing lists. I would doubt that it's a high > > > percentage at all. > > > > Even if all users aren't subscribed it's likely to give a good sample of > > the issues involved in jumping to a higher JDK. > > > > I bet the issue with old installations of WebSphere 4/5 will be the most > > frequently reported... > > IMHO the only way around this is to create a branch for the old > version (validator in this case) and maintain it for users forced to > use 1.3. Maintain meaning backporting mainly the important bug fixes.
I agree that branching is a good idea and will do this if we move to JDK 1.4 - the reality is though that active validator committers are thin on the ground and the likelihood of me back porting is not high since I don't have a need for JDK 1.3 Niall > Tom --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
