On Tuesday, June 26, 2007, 10:03:15 AM, Richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Are you saying that 1.3 supports Java 1.4 for all dot releases therein. As > of Wicket 1.4 there will be a dependency upon 1.5. Again, just looking for > explicit response on this. The core, i.e. the 'wicket', 'wicket-extensions' & 'wicket-spring' modules, plus some others[*] will remain as Java 1.4 in Wicket 1.3.X, while the next major version (which may or may not be called 1.4) will use Java 1.5 features throughout. [*] See the svn 'trunk/jdk-1.4' sub-tree for the definative list. > Commercially, we are an example where usage of > 1.5 just is not viable. I believe the decision to go with 1.5 will currently > preclude a significant proportion of third party service vendors. I'm afraid that we differ with that belief - personally, it seems to /me/ that it's now only (a subset of?) Websphere users that are constrained to remain at 1.4. The number of which, I'm afraid, has now shrunk to such a size where remaining at that language level is more detrimental to the project than moving on to 1.5 for the primary development. > Specifically, for stake holders currently investing in Wicket as a viable > web framework on large scale development projects where Java 1.4 is the > officially supported version what is the position? You imply that such stake > holders can be assured that defects raised in 1.3 will be addressed in 1.3. > Does Apache provide such assurance? We understand that this assurance would > not necessarily include enhancements but only bug fixes. Well, the fundamental position is that there are no assurances beyond that provided by the Apache software licence. Certainly, the aim/intention is to support 1.3 for defects, but any /assurance/ from Apache or the developers is going to be limited to that provided by the fact that you have access to the (complete) source code & build tools. There's no intention to cut you adrift, but the fact of the matter is that if you need some form of legal assurance, you'd need some form of support contract. /Gwyn ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Wicket-user mailing list Wicket-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wicket-user
