On Wed, 16 Jan 2019 at 10:52, sebb <seb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Unless there is a clear need to switch to Java 8, why force it on > downstream users who may not be ready to upgrade?
I consider this to be a delicate balance between making projects attractive to contributors and keeping compatibility with super old versions of things. Java 8 itself is already starting to get outdated relatively speaking compared with recent development there, though that's less of a pressing issue IMO. -- Matt Sicker <boa...@gmail.com> --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org
