On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 9:12 PM, Donald Woods <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Given we only have about 5 weeks between now and when should cut a 2.2 > branch, I'm not sure I'd waste time on this. As Jack pointed out in another > reply, Java SE 6 has been out almost 2 years, so its time to move on.... If > users want to stay on Java SE 5, we'll be glad to apply fixes to the 2.1 > branch. In this case we may have to have more releases from 2.1 branch. Or are we expecting the users to build from the branch? > > > > -Donald > > > > Joe Bohn wrote: > >> I'm certainly in favor of only performing certification on SE 6 runtime >> for 2.2. >> >> I wonder if it would be possible for us to include the JAXB and JAXWS >> support in a plugin for users that might need to continue on SE 5. If this >> isn't too difficult (or too much of a maintenance nightmare) then we might >> consider it. Is that even possible? >> >> Joe >> >> >> Donald Woods wrote: >> >>> The time has come to make the hard decision - >>> >>> Do we only build and certify Geronimo 2.2 on the Sun 1.6.0 JDK and drop >>> support for running on Java SE 5? >>> >>> Pros: >>> - Reduce testing effort to one version of Java >>> - Allows us to use the JAXB 2.1, JAX-WS 2.1 and wsgen tools in the JDK, >>> instead of shipping those jars in our assemblies (and removes some more Sun >>> RI from our assemblies) :-) >>> - Keeps us current on the latest Java release >>> - All major platforms have a Java SE 6 solution: >>> - Sun provided 1.6.0 for Windows, Solaris, Linux on Intel/AMD >>> - MacOS 10.5.x provides 1.6.0_07 >>> - openSUSE 11.0/11.1 users can install Sun 1.6.0_10 from build repos >>> - Ubuntu 7.04 and later users can install Sun 1.6.0 from net repos >>> - Fedora 9/10 comes with OpenJDK 6, but users can install Sun 1.6.0 >>> - IBM provides 1.6.0 SR2 for AIX, pLinux, zLinux, zOS, ... >>> >>> Cons: >>> - Users will have to upgrade to Java SE 6 to run Geronimo 2.2 >>> - Will require us to maintain the 2.1 branch during 2009 for any users >>> who want to stay on Java SE 5 >>> >>> I'm for moving to a Java SE 6 only runtime for Geronimo 2.2. >>> >>> >>> -Donald >>> >>> >> >>
