On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 at 18:39, Svata Dedic <[email protected]> wrote: > we / you should also consider, before dropping JDK8 as a runtime > platform, that applications that build ON TOP of NetBeans platform may > have a way conservative requirements than developers who strive to use > the bleeding technology edge.
Exactly! My own first thoughts on this too, although also ... On Mon, 20 Aug 2018 at 22:24, Will Hartung <[email protected]> wrote: > As I understand it, the Powers That Be plan on anointing some versions of > Java as "Long Term Support", with the others being some kind of interim > Java. > > The next version to offer LTS is, apparently, Java 11. The current LTS > version is Java 8. AFAIK, there will be *no* free LTS from Oracle. And people like AdoptOpenJDK are currently committing to support both 8 and 11 until Sept 2022. Rumours of Java 8 demise may be somewhat exaggerated! ;-) I doubt a lot of people are even going to consider migration until 11 is out and the dust settles. So, assuming (hoping!) the various OpenJDK vendors and Oracle offer the same versions as an LTS, maybe we should maintain a policy of working with at least current and previous LTS releases? I think having a fully complete Apache-licensed NetBeans IDE and platform supporting Java 8 is still really important. While I understand the original point of supporting people to move with the times, I think the actual argument behind this is also bogus. To encourage migration, surely tools need to be the first things to support a new LTS and *the last things to stop supporting* the old one! Needing two toolsets is just one more barrier to adoption. Best wishes, Neil --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
