On 24 January 2014 16:57, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 11:06 AM, Stefan Bodewig <bode...@apache.org> wrote: > >> On 2013-12-30, Stefan Bodewig wrote: >> >> > Compress 1.x is at Java5, personally I don't think Java6 would give us >> > any benefits. I don't know about the other improvements in NIO2 but the >> > java.nio.file package looks useful for compress. >> >> In the meantime it has been pointed out to me that Android doesn't >> support NIO2. I can imagine Android apps using Compress so this looks >> like a good reason to hold back requiring Java7. >> > > But for how long? Java 6 is dead on not-Android.
Just as there are still users on WinXP there will be users who are restricted to earlier versions of Java. Once the advantages of requiring a later version of Java outweigh the disadvantages, then it would be worth considering. > Gary > > >> >> Stefan >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org >> >> > > > -- > E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org > Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second > Edition<http://www.manning.com/bauer3/> > JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/> > Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/> > Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com > Home: http://garygregory.com/ > Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
