Jaybird 2.2 currently supports Java 5 and up. When I planned Jaybird 2.3 (now 3.0), I was planning to continue to support Java 6 with Jaybird 3.0, and drop support with Jaybird 3.1. However I have decided to change that decision.
Java 5 has been end of public updates since October 2009 and Java 6 has been end of public updates since February 2013. Java 7 itself is end of public updates since this month (April 2015). See the Oracle Java End-Of-Life policy at: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/eol-135779.html. Jaybird 3 is taking longer than I anticipated; I hope to have a beta ready in Q3 2015, but this really depends on available time. With this in mind, I have made the decision to make the following changes: Starting with Jaybird 2.2.8, Jaybird 2.2 will no longer support Java 5, and I will only release builds for Java 7 and Java 8 (I will maintain Java 6 compatibility for the 2.2 branch, so people can compile their own version if they really need it). Jaybird 3.0 will *not* support Java 6. For the time being I plan to support Java 7 and 8 (and probably also Java 9). Depending on the final release date of Jaybird 3.0, Java 7 support might still be dropped. Kind regards, Mark Rotteveel -- Mark Rotteveel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ One dashboard for servers and applications across Physical-Virtual-Cloud Widest out-of-the-box monitoring support with 50+ applications Performance metrics, stats and reports that give you Actionable Insights Deep dive visibility with transaction tracing using APM Insight. http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/290420510;117567292;y Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
