Ron, This project is not responsible for forked copies. Lets keep it that way. Nevertheless, we can keep our https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/OFBIZ/System+Requirements page updated per release. So that users, potential adopters and forkers can be aware.
Best regards, Pierre Smits *ORRTIZ.COM <http://www.orrtiz.com>* Services & Solutions for Cloud- Based Manufacturing, Professional Services and Retail & Trade http://www.orrtiz.com On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 3:51 PM, Ron Wheeler <[email protected]> wrote: > > Not sure what you mean? > From the ORACLE docs, can you propose a "best not to before date" for code > that only runs on Java 8? > > Changes to the trunk that require a Java 8 jvm will have an impact on > anyone who wants to backport the patch or apply it to a forked copy. > > I guess that we could survey the community and see how many installations > are already on a Java 8 jvm or plan to upgrade in the next n months. > Sharan is putting together a new survey and I could formulate a few > questions on this topic. > > > Ron > > > > On 04/03/2015 9:36 AM, Jacques Le Roux wrote: > >> I think we could use Oracle date and that would apply only to trunk >> anyway... >> >> Jacques >> >> Le 04/03/2015 14:12, Ron Wheeler a écrit : >> >>> The real question is: >>> >>> "At what date are we going to allow code to be added to the product that >>> will not run on the Java 7 jvm?" >>> or >>> "At what date will releases cease to be tested for their ability to run >>> on a Java 7 jvm." >>> >>> >>> As soon as someone adds lamdas or streams or any of the new Java 8 >>> features, OFBiz will not run on earlier jvms. >>> >>> Certainly, there is no reason not to recommend that new installation or >>> existing installations move to the Java 8 jvm. >>> >>> Ron >>> >>> >>> On 04/03/2015 3:43 AM, Jacques Le Roux wrote: >>> >>>> All living ones are ready https://issues.apache.org/ >>>> jira/browse/OFBIZ-5835 >>>> >>>> Jacques >>>> >>>> Le 04/03/2015 08:45, Pierre Smits a écrit : >>>> >>>>> With/from which release branch should we default java 8? >>>>> >>>>> Best regards, >>>>> >>>>> Pierre >>>>> >>>>> Op woensdag 4 maart 2015 heeft Jacques Le Roux < >>>>> [email protected]> >>>>> het volgende geschreven: >>>>> >>>>> FYI, just read at https://twitter.com/java >>>>>> >>>>>> <<After April 2015, Oracle will not post further updates of Java SE 7 >>>>>> to >>>>>> its public download sites. http://ow.ly/Iz25J>> < >>>>>> http://t.co/7ZCwLmt402> >>>>>> >>>>>> I think it's time for us to declare Java 8 our recommended version. >>>>>> >>>>>> Jacques >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> > > -- > Ron Wheeler > President > Artifact Software Inc > email: [email protected] > skype: ronaldmwheeler > phone: 866-970-2435, ext 102 > >
