I am +1 on Java 8 (even though we still have a big Java 7 dependent system, I think we'll survive with 4.0)
Also a good idea to mention this on user@. Andrus > On Jul 26, 2017, at 4:23 PM, Michael Gentry <[email protected]> wrote: > > BTW, it would be better to bring this up on the user list than the > developer list since it has more subscribers and they are the users of > Cayenne, not the developers of Cayenne. > > I still don't expect opposition, but it is the better place to discuss this > requirement. > > Thanks, > > mrg > > > On Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 5:52 AM, Nikita Timofeev <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I think it is time to drop support for Java 7 in 4.1. >> >> Java 7 has reached EOL couple years ago and Java 9 will be there in >> this September, so I think support for new Java version is more >> important, and that is not fully possible without dropping Java 7 (at >> least it's impossible to have compatibility with 7,8 and 9 for MacOS >> version of the Modeler). >> >> Meanwhile Cayenne 4.0 that supports Java 7 is not even final and will >> be supported for some time, so I don't see any reasons why we >> shouldn't do this. >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> Nikita Timofeev >>
