Sorry to resurrect such an old thread, but I started this conversation 3 months ago and we aren't close to releasing Sling 7.
IMO the build server flakiness contributes to this uncertainty, but so do a few or our tests, being unstable as well. What I'd like to propose now is to make a very minor, specific release of the Sling Launchpad: build it with org.apache.sling.launchpad.base 2.5.0 . This is a low-risk move - I've tested it myself and has the advantage of allowing first-time users to get on board with Java 7. Right now I fear that some of them walk away after an unsuccessful attempt of running Sling. Thoughts? Robert
