Not on the PMC, but a long-time user: +1 [non-binding]
Haven’t used 1.9.x for at least 7 years. Thanks for all the work over the years!! ~Roger Whitcomb > On Jun 15, 2024, at 11:14 PM, Jaikiran Pai <jaiki...@apache.org> wrote: > > Implicit +1 from me. > > -Jaikiran > > On 16/06/24 11:40 am, Jaikiran Pai wrote: >> Hello everyone, >> >> 4 years back in 2020, we initiated an vote to EOL 1.9.x release versions of >> Apache Ant. We didn't receive enough votes at that time to formalize it >> (which is OK). The last release of Ant 1.9.x release series was back in 2021 >> and that was a security fix. The Ant 1.9.x branch hasn't seen any recent >> commits in around 2 years. At the same time the Ant master branch from where >> we do the 1.10.x release has been active with bug fixes and relatively >> smaller enhancements. We have been releasing Ant 1.10.x regularly too. >> >> Ant 1.9.x allows Java 5 as a runtime whereas Ant 1.10.x requires Java 8 as >> the minimal runtime. The support for Java 5 has been the sole reason why the >> last few times we proposed EOLing 1.9.x, the vote didn't pass. Having said >> that, I (one of the release managers of Ant) haven't had access to Java 5 >> for several years now. Plus, Ant 1.9.x doesn't have several of the bug fixes >> that have gone into Ant 1.10.x since the past several years. The decision to >> not backport bug fixes from 1.10.x into 1.9.x has been intentional, it not >> easy to maintain Java 5 compatibility for code changes, plus the development >> time and testing time for such backports isn't something that we wanted to >> invest in. So effectively, Ant 1.9.x currently lacks features and fixes when >> compared to 1.10.x. >> >> Given all this, I would like to officially call for vote to EOL 1.9.x >> releases. What that would mean is that there won't be any more Ant 1.9.x >> releases. Ant 1.9.16, the last release in this 1.9.x series, 3 years back, >> would officially be the last one. If users do want to use that version, they >> can continue to do so by getting it from the usual Apache Ant download page. >> >> Having EOLed 1.9.x, the Ant team can then solely focus on 1.10.x and that >> makes it much more simpler to deal with managing the project infrastructure >> as well as code changes. As usual, please cast your vote by replying to the >> list. >> >> This vote will close in 72 hours, no earlier than 19 June 2024, 06:30 UTC. >> >> -Jaikiran >> > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@ant.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@ant.apache.org > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@ant.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@ant.apache.org
