On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 2:46 PM, Julian Reschke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Stefan Guggisberg wrote: >> >> jsr 283 currently requires java 1.4 or higher. if jackrabbit 2.0 (i.e. > > Yes. > >> the JCR 2.0 RI) would require java 5 we have a compatibility >> issue. > > Really? Why. Or does the RI need to prove that it can be implemented in Jave > 1.4?
no, but the RI should IMO be usable in a wide range of environments supporting JCR. > >> i'd be ok with moving to java 5 if we get agreement in the jcr 283 eg >> to raise the system requirements as well. > > I always wanted that, but I recall people were against it. > > Now that JCR 2.0 does not *use* any Jave 5 features I would argue for > deferring it to a future spec. > > BR, Julian >
