On 27/03/2014 6:18 AM, Sven Efftinge wrote:
So IMHO this is not a stopper for having a more prominent download for
the Java 8 support.
Just so everyone knows, the Eclipse Foundation is considering taking the
following steps to raise awareness of our Java 8 support. This is coming
partially as a result from feedback we got from this week's Javaland
conference in Germany where a number of developers made it very clear
that they had no idea that Eclipse supported Java 8 at all. Apparently
only announcing these things on our internal lists isn't sufficient :)
Please note that all of this will be done with exactly what we have
today. None of this will require any actions on behalf of the Eclipse,
EPP or other teams.
1. We are going to create a Community Bulletin announcing Java 8
support that will appear on our home page.
2. We are going to create a web page which clearly documents how to get
an install our existing Java 8 support for both Kepler SR2 and the
Luna builds.
3. We are going to put a banner on the downloads page (e.g. "Looking
for Java 8 support?") which links to (2) above.
4. We are going to create an (or update the existing) Eclipse
Marketplace entry for the Kepler SR2 Java 8 feature
1. This will allow a drag-and-drop install into a Kepler SR2 workbench.
2. This will allow discovery and installation via the Marketplace
Client (MPC).
5. We are going to make this Marketplace entry a "featured product"
which will make it visible on the Marketplace website and in the MPC.
6. We are going to make the Java 8 support a "featured download" to
give it some prominence on the download page.
We welcome any comments or feedback.
--
Mike Milinkovich
[email protected]
+1.613.220.3223
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