Chiming in late just to say that I second what Justing says, I am +1 for moving trunk to Java 6 as well.
Ciao, Simone. ------------------------------------------------------- Ing. Simone Giannecchini GeoSolutions S.A.S. Founder - Software Engineer Via Carignoni 51 55041 Camaiore (LU) Italy phone: +39 0584983027 fax: +39 0584983027 mob: +39 333 8128928 http://www.geo-solutions.it http://geo-solutions.blogspot.com/ http://simboss.blogspot.com/ http://www.linkedin.com/in/simonegiannecchini ------------------------------------------------------- On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 9:46 AM, Justin Deoliveira <jdeol...@opengeo.org> wrote: > Just to weight in, I don;t have too strong an opinion. I am definitely > +1 for moving trunk to Java 6 as I think it is time. But if the > inconvenience is deemed unacceptable by those running on mac and ibm > platforms I would be ok with having it stay put as well. > > 2c. > > -Justin > > Andrea Aime wrote: >> Hi all, >> with this mail I'm trying to start discussion on this controversial >> subject: shall we switch to Java 6 as the minimum requirement for >> GeoTools (and GeoServer/uDig?). >> >> Pros for Java 6 >> - we can use more up to date API >> - most developers nowadays have it installed >> - Sun is ending support for Java 5 and it's making it hard to >> have a copy of it >> >> Cons >> - IBM just recently made available a working JDK 6 and I have >> the impression (please confirm/deny) that most existing >> deployments of WebSphere and WebLogic are still stuck on >> Java 6 >> - Same goes for OSX? I think that people are forced to pay >> the Apple tax in order to get a working Java 6? >> (aka upgrade to snow leopard?) >> >> I guess we could switch trunk, that would give Java 5 only environment >> some 6 months of extra breathing room? >> >> Opinions? >> >> Cheers >> Andrea >> > > -- > Justin Deoliveira > OpenGeo - http://opengeo.org > Enterprise support for open source geospatial. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > Geotools-devel mailing list > Geotools-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-devel > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ Geotools-devel mailing list Geotools-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-devel
