+1 Java 8 only On Sat, Jan 5, 2019 at 2:07 AM Emmanuel Lécharny <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi ! > > > just wanted to be sure we all agree on the Java version we require for > the various projects. Currently, we require Java 7, even if it's EOL > since April 2015 (which means there is no official update for any > security issue, unless you pay for it) > > Java 7 is still available through OpenJDK, and there are a few places > where you can get an updated version, but not for all the platforms: > Java 7 is typically not available in a recent and updated version on Mac > OSX. > > So I suggest we drop Java 7 as the base version for our project, and > switch to Java 8 (which is also EOLed, ftr). > > > [ ] +1 : Only support Java 8 from now on > > [ ] +/- 0 : I don't mind > > [ ] -1 : Keep support for Java 7 > > > Thanks ! > > -- Richard M Feezel [email protected]
