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Am Dienstag, dem 30.05.2023 um 16:49 +0200 schrieb Martin Wiesner:
> Hi all,
>
> time progresses and Java 11 LTS is set to be EOL with 30 Sep 2023
> (see: https://endoflife.date/java). Therefore, some days ago, I’ve
> opened OPENNLP-1496, proposing to migrate OpenNLP’s codebase to Java
> 17 LTS, see: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENNLP-1496.
>
> The (official) EOL date will hit pretty soon. With that in mind, the
> project should consider to migrate the build and target JDK towards
> the next LTS release, that is: Java 17. This will be supported until
> at least 30 Sep 2026.
>
> The primary aims that I identified are:
> - Keep pace with the Java ecosystem,
> - Modernizes the code base with new(er) language features,
> - Benefit by performance enhancements and fixes provided with 17.x
> LTS.
>
> A PR that demonstrates that all build steps (GH actions) are green,
> and no blockers occur, is already available here:
> https://github.com/apache/opennlp/pull/535
> and received some feedback.
>
> With that being said, I’d like reach out here on the list(s) and to
> get your opinions on moving on to J17. Open for (m)any comments.
>
> Thanks
> mawiesne
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>
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