Hi, Do you have any estimations how long it will take until 2.0 is released ? I think it is OK to require 1.7 now and even more by the time you are ready with 2.0. If someone cannot upgrade to Java 1.7 then Shiro 1.2.x will be still an option.
On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 9:21 PM, Kalle Korhonen <[email protected]>wrote: > Don't have strong objections. I'm for JDK 1.7 for 2.0 for the same reasons > as Les. What I see is a small percentage of companies still on JDK 1.5 for > whatever reasons but those on JDK 1.6 either planning on upgrading to JDK > 1.7 or have already done so (but that's all anecdotal). We could even test > the waters with an eventual alpha release of 2.0 with JDK 1.7 and if that > doesn't fly too well, we could still downgrade in beta/GA release. > > Kalle > > > On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 12:04 PM, Les Hazlewood <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > I don't have any strong objections to this. Does anyone else feel > > strongly one way or another? > > > > On Mon, May 13, 2013 at 6:46 AM, Brian Demers <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > I'm a little hesitent about dropping 1.6, as it may slow the adoption > of > > 2.0 > > > > > > It is unfortunate, but 1.6 is likely to stay in production in many > shops > > > for a few years. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 8:22 PM, Les Hazlewood <[email protected] > > >wrote: > > > > > >> P.S. I also believe Shiro 2.x should target JDK 1.7 and above. 1.6 is > > >> already past its public end-of-life period, and since it will take a > > >> little while to get a 2.0 version out, I'd hesitate to target > > >> something that will be even that much more out of date. > > >> > > >> Anyone feel otherwise? > > >> > > >> Best, > > >> > > >> Les > > >> > > >> On Sat, May 11, 2013 at 5:18 PM, Les Hazlewood <[email protected] > > > > >> wrote: > > >> > Hi dev team, > > >> > > > >> > I made the following initial changes in SVN to facilitate > kickstarting > > >> > development on Shiro 2.x: > > >> > > > >> > 1. I moved (using 'svn move' to retain version history) the > existing > > >> > trunk to a new 1.x branch located here: > > >> > https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/shiro/branches/1.x > > >> > > > >> > If we ever feel the need to release a 1.3 version before 2.0, this > is > > >> > the branch where that work would exist (also continuously merging > any > > >> > bugfixes from 1.2.x into 1.x). > > >> > > > >> > 2. I copied (using 'svn copy') this 1.x branch to what is now the > > >> > trunk here: https://svn.apache.org/repos/asf/shiro/trunk > > >> > > > >> > 3. I'll be updating the poms to reflect version 2.alpha.0-SNAPSHOT > > >> > > > >> > I suspect we'll want to make some alpha and then beta releases > before > > >> > we release 2.0.0 final. If you guys have any concerns or ideas > about > > >> > the versioning scheme, please discuss. > > >> > > > >> > 4. I'll start extracting config-specific things (Ini-specific > > >> > configuration mechanisms, etc) to a separate config module. Please > > >> > review (and edit) > > >> > > > >> > > > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/SHIRO/Version+2+Brainstorming > > >> > with any additional ideas related to this effort so we can discuss. > > >> > > > >> > All of the above actions are based on our previous 'Spring Cleaning' > > >> > thread discussion so I don't think anyone would have issues with > this. > > >> > They are easily reversible however, so let me know if you have > > >> > concerns. > > >> > > > >> > Thanks, > > >> > > > >> > Les > > >> > > > -- Martin Grigorov Wicket Training & Consulting http://jWeekend.com <http://jweekend.com/>
