On Wed, 12 Jun 2019 at 23:47, Dave <snoopd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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.
What are the benefits? And does it make sense to go straight from Java 7 to Java 11? I'm not saying that the project should not upgrade. However I believe it's important that the advantages and disadvantages should be weighed up. > 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
