Hi René, We’re dropping support for Java 5 (and 6 and 7) on master branch. The wonder_6 branch will receive bug fixes only. Neither new features nor improvements are planned for the wonder_6 branch.
That said, Wonder is an open source project and all kinds of contributions are welcome. Cheers, Henrique > On 08/09/2015, at 04:22, René Bock <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > this sounds great! > > will wonder_6 be compiled with java 6 (and finally drop support for java 5)? > > >> Am 07.09.2015 um 23:56 schrieb Henrique Prange <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>>: >> >> Hi all, >> >> Sorry for double posting, but looks like not everybody is on the Wonder list. >> >> We’ve been talking in the wonder-committers mailing list lately and we think >> it’s time to move forward with Wonder. In that sense, we decided that it’s >> time to move to Java 8. A few reasons why moving to Java 8 now makes sense: >> >> 1) Java 8 is almost two years old; >> 2) Java 6 and Java 7 are not officially supported by Oracle anymore; >> 3) The benefits of moving to Java 7 first is subtle, if not nonexistent; >> 4) The benefits of developing with Java 8 new features are noticeable. >> >> Unless someone has a show stopper reason, we’re planing to make the move in >> the next few weeks. Here is our TODO list: >> >> 1) Release Wonder 6.1.4 containing the changes on master. >> 2) Create a maintenance branch called wonder_6. >> 3) Turn the current wonder_7 branch into master. >> 4) Release Wonder 7.0 compiled with Java 8. >> >> Of course, we don’t want to piss off users still on Java 6 or 7. That is why >> we’ll keep maintenance of Wonder 6 in a branch called wonder_6. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Henrique >> _______________________________________________ >> Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored. >> Webobjects-dev mailing list ([email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>) >> Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: >> https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/bock%40salient.de >> <https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/webobjects-dev/bock%40salient.de> >> >> This email sent to [email protected] > > > Mit freundlichem Gruß, > > René Bock > Software Engineering > > -- > salient doremus > > salient GmbH > Kontorhaus - Lindleystraße 12 > 60314 Frankfurt Main > > Fon +49 (0)69 - 650096 -0, Durchwahl: - 18, Fax: -70 > > http://www.salient.de <http://www.salient.de/> > http://www.doremus.com > http://www.openforms.de > > Geschäftsführer: Peter Biler, Alexander Gerling, Lars Ohlerich > Amtsgericht Frankfurt Main, HRB 48693 > > // Neuer Schwung auf allen Endgeräten für den Automobilclub von Deutschland: > http://www.avd.de/ <http://www.avd.de/>
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