On Mon, Feb 21, 2022 at 12:39 PM Nuno Oliveira < nuno.olive...@geosolutionsgroup.com> wrote:
> Hi Andrea, > I'm assuming you are suggesting this for the upcoming GeoServer 2.22.x and > GeoTools 28.x branches? > I did not have a specific target in mind. The code builds with Java 11 today, so Java 8 can be dropped at any point in time. > If my math is right, this means that we will have until: > > - September 2022 2.21.x stable supporting Java 8 > - February 2023 2.21.x maintenance supporting Java 8 > > Taking into account that we will need to vouch for backports, we will only > be able to use Java 11 at 100% for development around January 2023. > Right, before that we'll only be able to use it for non-backportable changes, or have to rewrite a few bits to make them compatible with Java 8. This would really favour a switch sooner rather than later though, so, Java 11 as the minimum already in GeoServer 2.21. But... just thinking out loud really, let's hear opinions. > I would say +1 to drop JDK 1.8 support, but I wonder if we should review > our release schedule if indeed Oracle switch to a 2 years LTS. > What do you have in mind? Cheers Andrea == GeoServer Professional Services from the experts! Visit http://bit.ly/gs-services-us for more information. == Ing. Andrea Aime @geowolf Technical Lead GeoSolutions Group phone: +39 0584 962313 fax: +39 0584 1660272 mob: +39 333 8128928 https://www.geosolutionsgroup.com/ http://twitter.com/geosolutions_it ------------------------------------------------------- Con riferimento alla normativa sul trattamento dei dati personali (Reg. UE 2016/679 - Regolamento generale sulla protezione dei dati “GDPR”), si precisa che ogni circostanza inerente alla presente email (il suo contenuto, gli eventuali allegati, etc.) è un dato la cui conoscenza è riservata al/i solo/i destinatario/i indicati dallo scrivente. Se il messaggio Le è giunto per errore, è tenuta/o a cancellarlo, ogni altra operazione è illecita. Le sarei comunque grato se potesse darmene notizia. This email is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. We remind that - as provided by European Regulation 2016/679 “GDPR” - copying, dissemination or use of this e-mail or the information herein by anyone other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you have received this email by mistake, please notify us immediately by telephone or e-mail
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