The current mantra is that Cocoon 2.1 is JDK1.3+ compatible and only from Cocoon 2.2 onwards JDK1.4+ is required.
However, nowadays all developers use 1.4, or 5.0, or soon even 6.0. That makes it tedious to guarantee 1.3 support because Java compilers allow to set source file compatibility but they do not check API versions. (For example, RuntimeException(String, Throwable) is a 1.4 addition.) This errors are usually easy to fix but always leave a bad taste of unkept promisses when they go unnoticed by committers and are pointed out by users. I therefore propose to declare 2.1.10 the last release with JDK1.3 compatibility. In case there are really any JDK1.3 locked-in users who deploy 2.1.10 and find showstopper bugs, we create a BRANCH_2_1_10_X where point patches can be applied. That may possibly lead to a consolidated 2.1.10.1 maintenance release. Please cast your votes. Here is my +1. Cheers, Alfred.
