This is very good. The only suggestion I can think of is that perhaps we should have a single sentence mentioning that this release works with Java 9, 10, and 11 (or perhaps say "Java 9+"?)
Actually the whole Java versioning thing is kinda strange nowadays, with the new numbering scheme. I notice that if you go to https://www.oracle.com/java/java9.html you see this fancy web page "Introducing Java SE 9" with a button that says "Download Java SE 9 today". And then if you click that button it takes you to a place to download Java 11. So maybe we shouldn't even mention Java 9, since it's so 2017 at this point? bryan On Thu, Feb 28, 2019 at 7:42 AM Rick Hillegas <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey Bryan, > > Thanks for that feedback. Let's keep polishing this until we have > something that's clear and compelling. Here is a second rev, which > attempts to address your concerns. > > --------------- > > The Apache Derby project is pleased to announce feature release 10.15.1.3. > > Apache Derby is a sub-project of the Apache DB project. Derby is a pure > Java relational database engine which conforms to the ISO/ANSI SQL and > JDBC standards. Derby aims to be easy for developers and end-users to > work with. > > Derby 10.15.1.3 can be obtained from the Derby download site: > > http://db.apache.org/derby/derby_downloads.html. > > 10.15.1.3 re-packages Derby as a set of JPMS modules. This introduces a > new jar file, derbyshared.jar, required by all configurations. Existing > users can continue to boot Derby with a classpath as they have always > done. Applications will run as they did on older Derby versions. > > Alternatively, users can now boot Derby with a module path. Doing so > provides extra security by encapsulating (hiding) Derby's internal > classes inside the new modules. > > Via the JDK's jlink tool, the new Derby modules can be assembled into > shrink-wrapped, footprint-optimized applications which deploy on > platforms lacking a JVM--platforms like smart-phones and tablets. > > Users who want to study Derby's module structure may consult the module > diagrams in the 10.15 public API. > > Please try out this new release. >
