Java 9 won't even compile for Java 5 (which is EOL and not under support from Oracle, not sure about IBM). I think dropping Java 1.3 is perfectly OK.
Gary On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 3:23 PM, Jan Tosovsky <j.tosov...@email.cz> wrote: > On 2017-04-20 Mukul Gandhi wrote: > > > > Xerces-J 2.12.0 would comprise of two Xerces-J releases: > > > > One release will be from the trunk ... and its XML Schema component > > will be at 1.0 level. This release would run on JDK 1.3 min. > > > > Another release ... will provide support for XML Schema 1.1. > > This release would run on JDK 1.4 min. > > It sounds like artificial splitting just to keep support for Java 1.3... > > From end-user point of view I would be confused when browsing maven > repository. I would have to find some documentation and investigate the > purpose of each version... > > Java 1.3? In my POV the support for EOLed versions of (any) software is > beneficial only for attackers as they have easier way to compromise the > target system. > > Switching to more recent Java version could help in fixing issues like > this: > https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESJ-1598 > > Jan > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: j-dev-unsubscr...@xerces.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: j-dev-h...@xerces.apache.org > >
