Seems reasonable. On 16/02/2015 9:15 PM, "Aki Yoshida" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I just checked the release dates of the last 2.4.x, 2.5.x and 2.6.x > versions. > Closed 2.4.10 05-Oct-2012 > Closed 2.5.11 16-Jul-2013 > Closed 2.6.16 07-Oct-2014 > > So I think it is reasonable to expect 2.7.x to be closed sometime > later this year, that means to have only a few more releases on 2.7.x. > > Maybe we can already mention in the 2.7.15 release note that there > will be only a few more releases planned (2~3). > > > 2015-02-15 23:15 GMT+01:00 Jason Pell <[email protected]>: > > Java 8 support I think is paramount for moving project forward. I just > > don't want the death of 2.7 to be a prerequisite :-) > > > > Its probably going to be at least 6 months before I can migrate my own > > project to 3.x > > On 16/02/2015 6:03 AM, "Sergey Beryozkin" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Sure. I guess it would be wise to discuss the introduction of > >> a Java 8 trunk without making 2.7.x and 3.0.x and 3.1.x releases as the > >> prerequisites. > >> At some point we did have 4 branches (including a trunk). Ultimately, > >> IMHO, a Java 8 trunk can indeed help with getting more new features into > >> CXF. Java 7 reaches the end of life in two months. I agree things are > >> changing at a much slower rate in the productions. But starting planning > >> for a Java 8 trunk is better be done earlier than later :-) > >> > >> Sergey > >> > >> > >> On 13/02/15 22:32, Jason Pell wrote: > >> > >>> By customers I don't mean my companies customers, I mean users of cxf > 2.7 > >>> > >>> On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 9:30 AM, Jason Pell <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> From a purely selfish point of view, I hope that 2.7 end of life is > >>>> announced well in advance, as a lot of customers will have to migrate > to > >>>> 3.x. > >>>> > >>>> On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 4:20 AM, Sergey Beryozkin < > [email protected]> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Hi All, > >>>>> > >>>>> We've had a brief chat with Dan earlier about the possibility of > >>>>> introducing a Java 8 trunk after it was announced JAX-RS 2.1 API > would > >>>>> be > >>>>> Java 8 based. > >>>>> > >>>>> I'd like to justify here why IMHO this would be a very good thing for > >>>>> CXF: > >>>>> > >>>>> - Java 8 is recognized to have a lot of new language features that > can > >>>>> help with significantly enhancing the capabilities of a given > project. > >>>>> Functional programming, security related enhancements, etc, etc. IMHO > >>>>> opening a Java 8 trunk would help us 're-invigorate' the CXF source > (all > >>>>> frontends) with respect to the asynchronous, security-related and > other > >>>>> processing and will likely lead to the introduction of the new > features > >>>>> we > >>>>> can not even think of now. It will also excite the CXF community at > >>>>> large. > >>>>> > >>>>> - JAX-RS 2.1 requires Java8. JAX-RS 2.1 started its work in December > >>>>> 2014 > >>>>> and I do expect Jersey and RestEasy teams publishing the snapshots > more > >>>>> or > >>>>> less in sync with the ongoing API updates. Many users do want to play > >>>>> with > >>>>> the latest and greatest API asap. Besides, implementing iteratively > >>>>> would > >>>>> make it easier for us to deal with the other commitments we may have. > >>>>> > >>>>> We have 3.1.0 and 3.0.x but there are no major differences between > them > >>>>> from a feature point of view except that 3.1.0 is Java 7 based (with > >>>>> some > >>>>> related improvements). > >>>>> > >>>>> So I believe it would be good to have a Java 8 trunk. The major > question > >>>>> is when. But I hope it can be opened by the end of this year or > possibly > >>>>> even a bit earlier. > >>>>> > >>>>> IMHO the following may make sense: > >>>>> > >>>>> Open it in the end of life for 2.7.x and either 3.1.0 or 3.1.1 > releases. > >>>>> > >>>>> 2.7.x is nearly 2.7.15 now and I guess there will be 3 or so 2.7.x > >>>>> releases afterwards max. > >>>>> > >>>>> If 2.7.x can be 'closed' and '3.1.0' released at the same time then > IMHO > >>>>> it can just make sense to branch 3.1.x at that point and open a Java > 8 > >>>>> CXF > >>>>> 4.0 trunk. Otherwise do it after 2.7.x is closed and 3.1.1 is > released. > >>>>> > >>>>> Thoughts are welcome > >>>>> Thanks, Sergey > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> > >>> > >> >
