On May 29, 2015 5:55 PM, "Daniel Klco" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Considering that Oracle is already stopped public updates for both Java 6 > and that the Premium Support ends December 2015, it would seem to make > sense to standardize on Java 7 for new development and change everything > over at the end of the year.
That would be nice. However, there's also IBM and HP and they don't follow the same support policies as Oracle. Robert > > Either way this shakes out, we should create a Java support schedule to > make sure it's clear to users and contributors what versions are supported, > default and end of life across the Sling Launchpad versions. > > -Dan > > On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 5:31 AM, Carsten Ziegeler <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Am 29.05.15 um 11:23 schrieb Stefan Seifert: > > > it's just that we cannot use features like Closeable when we still > > support JDK 1.6. > > > > Yepp, that's why I said, if it makes sense for a bundle to be based on > > 1.7 then we're free to do it. > > > > > > > > if we do not want switch to JDK 1.7 now perhaps we should come up with a > > plan/roadmap when > > > to do the switch and document it on the website, then it is possible > > for upstream projects to take this into account. > > > > The launchpad already requires Java 7, and everything runs on Java 7. > > It's just that we should not blindly update everything to depend on 7 > > > > Regards > > Carsten > > -- > > Carsten Ziegeler > > Adobe Research Switzerland > > [email protected] > >
