On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 9:51 AM Stefan Bodewig <bode...@apache.org> wrote:
> On 2019-04-16, Gary Gregory wrote: > > > On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 9:39 AM Stefan Bodewig <bode...@apache.org> > wrote: > > >> As long as using Java 7 doesn't hurt us, I don't see any reason to > >> update. > > > Using old dead versions of Java turns off potential contributors IMO. > > You have to go dig around and install an archived version of the JDK > > which Oracle has EOLed. > > How so? You can build Compress with Java 13 and nobody is going to stop > you. If you happen to use a feature of something not supported in Java 7 > then this may point to a reason to switch. > > > Not only that but you can't use the more modern features and APIs. > > This sounds as if you believed switching to more modern language > constructs and APIs would magically attract collaborators. Been there, > see the dead compress-2 branch, and don't buy this anymore. > Unfortunately, IMO, a branch is not much to attract new contributors. Most folks look at what the current release is or, at most, what is in the current master. Gary > > Note I haven't cast any vote (and this is not a vote at all), I just > don't see any reason to add requirements as long as doing so doesn't > provide any benefits. As soon as it does, I'll be happy to switch. > > Stefan > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@commons.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@commons.apache.org > >
