Okay, updated proposal to target dropping Java 8 for GeoServer 2.23.0. Jody
On Wed, Aug 31, 2022 at 10:34 AM Andrea Aime < andrea.a...@geosolutionsgroup.com> wrote: > +1 on switching to Java 11 only on main, I'm between a -0 and a -1 on > dropping on 2.22.0 too. > > Dropping Java 8 support in 2.22.0, as it would give the user base only 6 > months before GeoServer stops supporting Java 8 altogether > (2.20.x is about to get its last release, 2.21.x will live only up to > March 2023). > > The 2.21.0 release already contained a warning > <https://geoserver.org/announcements/2022/05/24/geoserver-2-21-0-released.html>, > quoting: > "This is likely to be the last release that supports Java 8 and we > encourage users to start to make the transition to Java 11 during the > lifetime of this branch." > > The message was too easy to ignore IMHO, I'd prefer to have a 2.22.0 with > a title stating in unequivocal terms "This is the last release supporting > Java 8, upgrade now". > > Cheers > Andrea > > On Tue, Aug 30, 2022 at 8:15 PM Jody Garnett <jody.garn...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Please see https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/wiki/GSIP-215 for >> details, general idea is to drop Java 8 support so we can update >> dependencies and plan Jakarta migration. >> >> Thanks to foss4g code sprint and Euan Mitchell for initial pull request >> for docs: >> - https://github.com/geoserver/geoserver/pull/6137 >> >> If this proposal is ready for the 2.22.0 release it would simplify the >> process of setting up build jobs for the new release cycle. Vote early, >> vote often... >> -- >> Jody Garnett >> > _______________________________________________ >> Geoserver-devel mailing list >> Geoserver-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geoserver-devel >> > > > -- > > Regards, > > Andrea Aime > > == > 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: +39 339 8844549 > > 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 > -- -- Jody Garnett
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