They will always run on 1.5, but they also run on 1.6

Cheers,
Ruppert
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HotWax Media
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On Dec 9, 2009, at 7:48 PM, Ruth Hoffman wrote:

> Hi Tim:
> OK - your call.
> For my own edification do all the 9.04 releases still run using 1.5 or, if 
> not,  do you know the cut-over release?
> TIA
> Ruth
> 
> 
> Tim Ruppert wrote:
>> Java 1.6 has been out for a long time and is being updated automatically by 
>> many OS so I think we're likely good as we go.  Thanks for the help.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ruppert
>> --
>> Tim Ruppert
>> HotWax Media
>> http://www.hotwaxmedia.com
>> 
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>> 
>> On Dec 9, 2009, at 7:34 PM, Ruth Hoffman wrote:
>> 
>>  
>>> Hi Tim:
>>> Thanks again.
>>> This all is really great.
>>> As I look at the "What Do I Get" column, I'm thinking that this should stay 
>>> as is. It is clear and concise and applies to all the various downloads. It 
>>> is easy to find and read.
>>> 
>>> Maybe you could add, next to the "install java SDK version 1.6", something 
>>> like: [required for trunk builds, nightly 9.04 builds require  Java SDK 
>>> 1.5] if in fact this is true. If not, then forget it. (I'm not sure how 
>>> many users out there - other than bleeding edge developers - are using Java 
>>> 1.6, and if it isn't necessary to run OFBiz in some instances, then I think 
>>> it is important to state that fact. )
>>> 
>>> Thanks again.
>>> Maybe some other users (new or otherwise) would like to comment.
>>> Regards,
>>> Ruth
>>> ----------------------------------------------------
>>> Find me on the web at http://www.myofbiz.com or Google keyword "myofbiz"
>>> [email protected]
>>> 
>>> Tim Ruppert wrote:
>>>    
>>>> It was here, but I forgot it was on the home page too - will be done 
>>>> before you get this message:
>>>> 
>>>> http://build.ofbiz.org/branches.php
>>>> 
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Ruppert
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>>>> Tim Ruppert
>>>> HotWax Media
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>>>> On Dec 9, 2009, at 6:27 PM, Ruth Hoffman wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>       
>>>>> Hi Tim:
>>>>> Well, you can't blame a girl for asking :-)
>>>>> I'll look at the "What Do You Get" stuff next. Also, I just looked at the 
>>>>> changes and I think you said #6 was done (below) but I don't see it on 
>>>>> the page.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks for doing this.
>>>>> Ruth
>>>>> 
>>>>> Tim Ruppert wrote:
>>>>>           
>>>>>> Ruth, first of all, thanks for taking the time out of your busy day to 
>>>>>> do this, but I fear that we need to call a "Time Out" and recalibrate 
>>>>>> the direction you went with your offering.  There are a bunch of changes 
>>>>>> here around an agenda that I've repeatedly mentioned does not seem to be 
>>>>>> inline with what the project generally pushes for development - so let's 
>>>>>> step back and look at this requirement the way we originally discussed 
>>>>>> it - to document what we have not to change it all around.  Comments 
>>>>>> inline
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> Ruppert
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Tim Ruppert
>>>>>> HotWax Media
>>>>>> http://www.hotwaxmedia.com
>>>>>> 
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>>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Dec 9, 2009, at 5:07 PM, Ruth Hoffman wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>                
>>>>>>> Hi Tim et al:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> First, I'm not sure I know what the difference is between the column 
>>>>>>> labeled "Nightly Trunk Builds" and the one labeled "Archived Trunk 
>>>>>>> Builds". Why both?
>>>>>>>                      
>>>>>> Well one is of the trunk - and one is of the trunk every month for the 
>>>>>> entire time we've been doing this.  This is common functionality for 
>>>>>> many projects - that's why we do both.  Check out the branches page for 
>>>>>> hte                  
>>>>>>> OK, but not to get hung up on that...here's my first go-round at 
>>>>>>> suggested changes:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> For starters, how about something like the following:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 1) Change the big download button on the right of the page to point to 
>>>>>>> the latest nightly 9.04 release build. (Not the trunk build). Also, 
>>>>>>> change the text on that button from "DOWNLOAD OFBIZ" to: "New Users 
>>>>>>> DOWNLOAD OFBIZ Here!".
>>>>>>>                      
>>>>>> I'd like to keep the main download as the trunk with better directions 
>>>>>> to getting the 9.04 release from this main page.  Button text is too 
>>>>>> large to be graphically pleasing in any way.  Let's figure another way 
>>>>>> to make this clear.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>                
>>>>>>> 2) Change the "OFBiz Nightly Trunk Releases" heading to:
>>>>>>> "OFBiz Nightly Release Builds"
>>>>>>>                      
>>>>>> This is committed and posted with some mods.  I'm going to change the 
>>>>>> main page to OFBiz Nightly Builds (since not both are releases) and 
>>>>>> changed the branch page to OFBiz Nightly Release Builds (since it only 
>>>>>> has releases) if that makes it more clear for you
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>                
>>>>>>> 3) Swap the "Nightly Trunk Builds" column with the "Nightly Release 
>>>>>>> 9.04 Builds" column so that "Nightly Release 9.04 Builds" may be easily 
>>>>>>> seen by new users.
>>>>>>>                      
>>>>>> Again - they're both at the top of the page and I do not think this is a 
>>>>>> good idea.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>                
>>>>>>> 4) Under the "Nightly Release 9.04 Builds" column, put something like 
>>>>>>> the following:
>>>>>>> [Recommended for new users.
>>>>>>>                      
>>>>>> I don't agree without more information about them and how they're going 
>>>>>> to use it.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>                
>>>>>>> The most stable code base.
>>>>>>>                      
>>>>>> +1 there.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>                
>>>>>>> All current stable features.
>>>>>>>                      
>>>>>> That's likely not true that all features are stable - but those are the 
>>>>>> breaks.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>                
>>>>>>> The best option for getting community help.]
>>>>>>>                      
>>>>>> I think this is absolutely not true.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> For now, I've changed this information to the following - we can adjust 
>>>>>> it to something more when we agree:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> "The most current release of OFBiz and the most stable platform for 
>>>>>> production deployments."                  
>>>>>>> Also, only list 5 or so links. Add a link to list other, older builds 
>>>>>>> after the 5 most recent.
>>>>>>>                      
>>>>>> Done - let's try 10 first and see what we think - but 5 is too little (I 
>>>>>> checked it out).
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>                
>>>>>>> 5) Under the "Nightly Trunk Builds" column, put something like the 
>>>>>>> following:
>>>>>>> [Recommended for project committers and those who want the latest and 
>>>>>>> greatest code. May not be as stable as the 9.04 nightly release builds.]
>>>>>>>                      
>>>>>> Done
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>                
>>>>>>> Also, only list 5 or so recent links. Add a link to list other, older 
>>>>>>> builds after the 5 most recent.]
>>>>>>>                      
>>>>>> Done - 10 for now except archives - 5 is too little - especially for 
>>>>>> archives.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>                
>>>>>>> 6) Under  the "Nightly Release 4.0 Builds" column, put something like 
>>>>>>> the following:
>>>>>>> [Recommended for  (legacy) compatibility with earlier releases of OFBiz.
>>>>>>> Not recommended for new development where compatibility with the 9.04 
>>>>>>> release is desired.
>>>>>>> Note: support for Release 4.0 builds may be difficult to find and hence 
>>>>>>> this release is not recommended for new users.]
>>>>>>>                      
>>>>>> Done
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>                
>>>>>>> Also, only list 5 or so recent links. Add a link to list other, older 
>>>>>>> builds after the 5 most recent.
>>>>>>>                      
>>>>>> Done - 10 for now except archives - 5 is too little - especially for 
>>>>>> archives.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>                
>>>>>>> I'd like to see how those changes look. That might be enough to 
>>>>>>> minimize any confusion.
>>>>>>>                      
>>>>>> For the descriptions, I'd focus on cleaning up the "What you get?" area 
>>>>>> for further clarification
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>                
>>>>>>> TIA
>>>>>>> Ruth
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>                      
>>>>>>                
>>>>       
>> 
>>  

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