On Fri, Jul 13, 2012 at 11:06 AM, Andreas Säger <[email protected]>wrote:
> Am 13.07.2012 19:45, Kay Schenk wrote: > > ummm...two things on this... >> >> -- there was quite a long discussion on Java 7 that started in Jan. and >> ultimately resulted in this post on June 19 from Ariel re Java 7 stating >> that using java 7 didn't seem to cause issues >> >> http://markmail.org/thread/**l2vhaqn7d6xvbfi3<http://markmail.org/thread/l2vhaqn7d6xvbfi3> >> >> -- I might caution against having users download java 6, assuming they >> have >> no java 7, due to security concerns and possibly other inconsistencies >> with >> whatever OS they are using. >> >> Bottom line -- I'm not sure we should change the java download to version >> 6 >> over 7. Maybe others feel there is a compelling reason for this >> downgrade, >> I don't know. >> >> as an FYI -- I have java 7 installed and no problems so far. >> > > > Java7 does not work at all with AOO under 64 bit Windows. > There are reports about popular extensions being incompatible with Java7. > > OK, maybe you could file a bug report on this specific case if one doesn't already exist. I reviewed the 3 BZ postings that Fernando references, and one was "fixed" and the others seemed inconclusive. I don't doubt that we would come across extensions that are incompatible with Java 7. Thanks. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "I would rather have a donkey that takes me there than a horse that will not fare." -- Portuguese proverb
