+1 to drop support for Java 6 Since there is already Java 8 released and even Java 9 is on the horizon I expect for Java 7 to be stable enough and wide-spread.
Andrey Pokhilko On 11/15/2014 10:00 PM, sebb wrote: > On 15 November 2014 18:27, Milamber <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I would open the discussion to remove the Java 6 support (End Of Life: >> Feb 2013) to JMeter for next release (in 2015 I think). >> >> I think, now, the Java 7 (or 8) is widespread on computer. >> >> For history: >> JMeter 2.9 (2013-01-28) drop the Java 1.5 support (EOL Oct 2009) >> JMeter 2.4 (2010-07-12) drop the Java 1.4 support (EOL Oct 2008) >> >> Note : Java 7 EOL is April 2015 >> >> >> Have you some special objections to remove the Java 6 support to JMeter? >> > JMeter is an a stand-alone application, and so other Java code is not > generally dependent on it. > > This means we have more freedom when deciding the minimum Java version. > If necessary, JMeter can be installed on a separate system with a more > recent version of Java. > > I think the main constraint is whether or not the Java version is > readily available and stable on a wide variety of platforms. > > Having said that, unless a newer version of Java offers significant > benefits, there is no point in forcing (some) users to upgrade Java. > > So: what are the features of Java 7 and/or 8 that would improve JMeter? > >> Milamber >> >> >> [ Oracle Java SE Support Roadmap] >> http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/eol-135779.html >>
