Java 8 should the minimum IMO. Gary
On Thu, Aug 12, 2021, 10:51 Gilles Sadowski <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello. > > Given > 1. the next release cannot support Java 6 for technical reasons, > 2. information provided by Oracle[1], > I don't think that we should go through a release that supports > Java 7 just because there is free support for another few months. > > Indeed, if an application still requires Java 7, it is not realistic to > assume that its developers would want to modify it in order to use > new features provided by [RNG]. > > Since we want to (and have to before next July) upgrade to Java 8 > just after that release, having an official release stuck at Java 7 in > the meantime, could entail an unwanted mess in case we'd need to > provide a point release. > > Regards, > Gilles > > [1] https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/java-se-support-roadmap.html > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > >
