On Wed, Jun 12, 2019 at 6:19 AM sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, 12 Jun 2019 at 02:23, Dave <snoopd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 6:03 AM sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Note that Java 7 has extended support until July 2022. > > > > > > https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/java-se-support-roadmap.html > > > > > > Is there any pressing need to move to Java 11? > > > > > > > I'm not sure there is a pressing need, depending on how you define > pressing > > need, but the work is already done/ready to merge and multiple folks have > > expressed support for the upgrade. I think it makes sense to modernize > > Roller and dependencies and Java 11 is generally better than 1.7 and 1.8. > > Java 11 may well be better (one would hope so!) > > However, raising the minimum Java version means that existing users > may have to update their version of Java. > That is a generally a major undertaking for enterprises who need to > ensure that the new Java version is fully tested in their environment.
That is true, but I think the number of enterprises using Roller is probably pretty small now. I think we have more to gain, as a project, by modernizing. Plus, we've still got Roller 5 for those folks. Also, I've talked to ASF INFRA about Roller 6 and they are fine with upgrading for Roller 6. Dave
