> 2022年10月20日 17:01，Rémy Maucherat <r...@apache.org> 写道： > > On Fri, Oct 7, 2022 at 11:28 AM Mark Thomas <ma...@apache.org > <mailto:ma...@apache.org>> wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> I don't think there is a need to make a decision on this quickly, but >> based on past experience and the current discussions about Jakarta EE 11 >> I think this is something we need to start thinking about. >> >> Some key facts: >> >> - Tomcat 7.0.x reached EOL on 31 March 2021 >> - EOL dates for major versions tend to be 3-4 years apart >> - We aim to support 3 major versions in parallel - currently 8.5.x, >> 9.0.x and 10.1.x. >> - Tomcat 11 will implement Jakarta EE 11 >> - Current Jakarta EE discussions are around a release in ~1 year >> - Ideally, Tomcat 8.5.x EOL would be just after Tomcat 11 is declared >> stable >> >> Based on the above I think EOL for 8.5.x should be either 31 March 2024 >> or 30 Sept 2024 depending on when we think Jakarta EE 11 will be released. >> >> Jakarta EE releases have tendency to slip so I think the 30 Sept 2024 is >> probably the more likely. However, it is much easier to delay an EOL >> date than to bring to bring it forward so my current thinking is to >> announce 31 March 2024 as the EOL date for 8.5.x and keep in mind that >> we can extend that if we want to. >> >> Thoughts? > > My slides said Tomcat 8.5 will be EOL when Tomcat 11 is released, so > it seems that was the plan all along. > So easy +1 :) > > About the exact date, I think it is ok to set a date even if Tomcat 11 > happens to slip, Tomcat 9.0 is there. +1
BTW, I'm fed up with the limitations of JDK7 and I am looking forward to JDK8 as the minimum version to be maintained, as soon as possible so that it's a bit easier when back-ported. : P : P Han > > Rémy > >> Mark >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org >> <mailto:dev-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org> >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@tomcat.apache.org >> <mailto:dev-h...@tomcat.apache.org> >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org > <mailto:dev-unsubscr...@tomcat.apache.org> > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@tomcat.apache.org > <mailto:dev-h...@tomcat.apache.org>
