What about minimum updating the blog post?

On Wednesday, April 22, 2015, Andrew Grieve <agri...@chromium.org> wrote:

> Not sure it's worth doing another release just for this. Devs can already
> set the minSdkVersion using a <preference>.
>
> On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 5:33 PM, Joe Bowser <bows...@gmail.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> > BTW: Sorry for rushing the commit and sticking the ugly merge commit to
> try
> > and fix it.
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 2:28 PM Steven Gill <stevengil...@gmail.com
> <javascript:;>>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Okay. Since pluggable webviews don't work with 2.3.x, I'd say we do a
> > > cordova-android 4.1.0 release with minsdk 14.
> > >
> > > I'll update the docs to say we only support android 4+
> > >
> > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 2:24 PM, Joe Bowser <bows...@gmail.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > >
> > > > As in they don't work on Android 2.3.x, sorry hit send way too soon.
> > > Also,
> > > > there's a lot of bad security issues on 2.3.x that we just can't fix,
> > so
> > > > it's best that we draw the line here and not support 2.3.x
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 2:23 PM Joe Bowser <bows...@gmail.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > None of the Third Party WebViews work for 4.0.x
> > > > >
> > > > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 2:19 PM Steven Gill <
> stevengil...@gmail.com <javascript:;>>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> 4.1.0? Is the minsdk the only thing keeping gingerbread support
> > > around?
> > > > >> Are
> > > > >> there other things about 4.0.0 that broke support for 2.3.0?
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 2:13 PM, Joe Bowser <bows...@gmail.com
> <javascript:;>>
> > > wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >> > OK, because we screwed up, should we release a Cordova-Android
> > 5.0?
> > > > >> This
> > > > >> > is going to break people, even though I don't care about the
> > > breakage,
> > > > >> I do
> > > > >> > care about telling them about the breakage.
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > Thoughts?
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 2:10 PM Joe Bowser <bows...@gmail.com
> <javascript:;>>
> > > wrote:
> > > > >> >
> > > > >> > > It should be replaced with 14.  This was definitely an
> oversight
> > > > >> since we
> > > > >> > > all agreed in theory but never came to a proper decision.
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >> > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 12:20 PM Sergey Grebnov (Akvelon) <
> > > > >> > > v-seg...@microsoft.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
> > > > >> > >
> > > > >> > >> I still see minSdkVersion = 10 (GINGERBREAD) in platform
> > > template.
> > > > >> > Should
> > > > >> > >> it be replaced w/ 14 (ICE_CREAM_SANDWICH) in this case and
> also
> > > > >> updated
> > > > >> > in
> > > > >> > >> platform docs? -  per docs we still support Gingerbread.
> > > > >> > >>
> > > > >> > >> Steve is currently working on docs update so this is perfect
> > time
> > > > to
> > > > >> > >> change this.
> > > > >> > >>
> > > > >> > >> -Sergey
> > > > >> > >> -----Original Message-----
> > > > >> > >> From: Shazron [mailto:shaz...@gmail.com <javascript:;>]
> > > > >> > >> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 1:04 PM
> > > > >> > >> To: dev@cordova.apache.org <javascript:;>
> > > > >> > >> Subject: Re: Deprecation Wars: ICS vs Gingerbread
> > > > >> > >>
> > > > >> > >> Joe, perhaps that can be part of the Tools Release blog post?
> > > Steve
> > > > >> put
> > > > >> > >> out a link to the draft in another thread.
> > > > >> > >>
> > > > >> > >> On Tue, Apr 21, 2015 at 10:14 AM, Joe Bowser <
> > bows...@gmail.com <javascript:;>>
> > > > >> wrote:
> > > > >> > >> > Resurrecting this thread!
> > > > >> > >> >
> > > > >> > >> > I think we need to let our users know that Cordova 4.0
> > doesn't
> > > > >> support
> > > > >> > >> > Gingerbread, or at least some of the features don't work on
> > > > >> > Gingerbread.
> > > > >> > >> > I've been trying to clean up the JIRA a bit today, and it
> > seems
> > > > >> that
> > > > >> > >> > while we came to a consensus to drop 2.3, we didn't tell
> > > anyone.
> > > > :/
> > > > >> > >> >
> > > > >> > >> >
> > > > >> > >> > On Tue, Jan 13, 2015 at 12:41 PM Joe Bowser <
> > bows...@gmail.com <javascript:;>
> > > >
> > > > >> > wrote:
> > > > >> > >> >
> > > > >> > >> >> Firefox works on 2.3, and Chrome does not. It also depends
> > on
> > > > the
> > > > >> > >> >> device
> > > > >> > >> >>
> > > > >> > >> >> On Tue, Jan 13, 2015, 12:20 PM Josh Soref <
> > > > jso...@blackberry.com <javascript:;>>
> > > > >> > >> wrote:
> > > > >> > >> >>
> > > > >> > >> >>> Michal Mocny wrote:
> > > > >> > >> >>> >... we aren't telling those individuals that they cannot
> > use
> > > > >> their
> > > > >> > >> >>> >phones, we are telling developers that want to create
> new
> > > > >> > >> >>> >applications for that target to either build mobile web,
> > > > >> packaged
> > > > >> > >> >>> >native, or just stick to existing versions of cordova if
> > > > really
> > > > >> > >> needed.
> > > > >> > >> >>> >
> > > > >> > >> >>> >I do not buy the argument that you are doing those
> > > individuals
> > > > >> with
> > > > >> > >> >>> >those phones a favour by building them hybrid apps using
> > the
> > > > >> > >> >>> >antiquated 2.3 webview on antiquated machine specs.
> > > > >> > >> >>>
> > > > >> > >> >>> I don't have an opinion on this. But I do have a
> question.
> > > > >> > >> >>>
> > > > >> > >> >>> Ignoring the fact that GeckoView is flaky today,
> > > > >> > >> >>>
> > > > >> > >> >>> 1. Does GeckoView / Firefox work (at all? well?) on a
> > sample
> > > /
> > > > >> > >> >>> typical 2.3 device?
> > > > >> > >> >>> 2. Can I run Chrome (or some relative) on that same
> device
> > > (at
> > > > >> all?
> > > > >> > >> >>> well?)
> > > > >> > >> >>>
> > > > >> > >> >>
> > > > >> > >>
> > > > >> > >>
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