On Wed, 16 Jan 2019 at 10:52, sebb <[email protected]> wrote: > Unless there is a clear need to switch to Java 8, why force it on > downstream users who may not be ready to upgrade?
I consider this to be a delicate balance between making projects attractive to contributors and keeping compatibility with super old versions of things. Java 8 itself is already starting to get outdated relatively speaking compared with recent development there, though that's less of a pressing issue IMO. -- Matt Sicker <[email protected]> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
