Dropping support for Java EE 6/CDI 1.0 would simplify the code base significantly (a lot more so than moving from Java 1.6 to Java 1.7).
How about starting a new release line DeltaSpike 2.x targeting Java EE 7+ and Java SE 8+, with continued support for Java EE 6 on the 1.x branch for as long as people are willing to work on backward compatibility?
Regards, Harald