Me: Linux, Windows, AIX (and if I have too, OS/2!) 1.4, 5, 6 and if I need it, I can get 7.
On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 10:13 PM, Lennart Jörelid <lennart.jore...@gmail.com > wrote: > I rum mainly on OSX for client and some Linuxes for server - so client > side is >= JDK 1.6 > > // vänlig hälsning, > // [sw: "best regards"], > // > // Lennart Jörelid > > 16 jul 2013 kl. 13:53 skrev Olivier Lamy <ol...@apache.org>: > > > perso osx. So only >= 1.6 > > > > > > 2013/7/16 Stephen Connolly <stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com>: > >> Speaking as a Maven Developer... > >> > >> My primary development machine is OS-X. > >> > >> On that machine I have 1.6.0_24-b07-334, 1.7.0_17, 1.7.0_21, and > 1.7.0_25 > >> > >> I have a personal linode running 1.6.0_22, and my famous Acer Aspire One > >> that has some Java 1.5 and 1.6 versions on it... but I have not turned > it > >> on more than twice since March 2011... most likely I will wipe it and > >> reinstall some more recent linux on it which will remove the older JDK > >> versions leaving it with likely a 1.6 and a 1.7. > >> > >> I also have a windows box sitting beside me... powered off (the Sun > Ultra > >> T-20's are noisy don't you know) I only turn it on when I *need* windows > >> and a virtual machine will not suffice (i.e. firmware updates on Samsung > >> Galaxy S... which is now only used as a game console by my son) That has > >> Java 1.4-1.7 on it but it is far from current in terms of AV and > patches, > >> so not something I would turn on for a quick test of a release. > >> > >> Effectively the lowest I can test releases is Java 1.6. > >> > >> It would be interesting to hear what the rest of the committers have as > >> their testing capability. If very few committers have access to Java 1.5 > >> across operating systems then I think the answer is clear... namely we > >> would not be in a position to stand over a release that claims to work > on > >> Java 1.5, and hence moving to Java 1.6 as a baseline would seem a good > idea. > >> > >> Tools like animal-sniffer are great to help developers who cannot set up > >> the older JVMs on their development environment... but in my experience > >> they are no substitute for running on the older JVM. > >> > >> If our test capability is basically the Windows/Java 1.5 slave and the > >> *nix/Java 1.5 slave on the Apache Jenkins build server *and* we cannot > keep > >> that integration test suite passing *then* Java 1.5 is dead for Maven > IMHO > >> > >> -Stephen > >> > >> > >> On 16 July 2013 11:58, Robert Patrick <robert.patr...@oracle.com> > wrote: > >> > >>> Oracle Java 5 and 6 are EOLed but Oracle continues to support customers > >>> using commercial products that require them that themselves are not > EOLed. > >>> Given that current versions of Maven support Java 5 and 6, the real > >>> question is how important is it for older applications that cannot > support > >>> Java 7 to be able to use future versions of Maven? > >>> > >>> As far as I know, there is nothing from preventing Maven developers > from > >>> using the existing versions of JDK 5/6 to build and test Maven. > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Robert Patrick <robert.patr...@oracle.com> > >>> VP, FMW Architects Team: The A-Team > >>> Oracle Corporation Office: +1.940.725.0011 > >>> 1148 Triple Crown Court Fax: +1.940.725.0012 > >>> Bartonville, TX 76226, USA Mobile: +1.469.556.9450 > >>> > >>> Professional Oracle WebLogic Server > >>> by Robert Patrick, Gregory Nyberg, and Philip Aston > >>> with Josh Bregman and Paul Done > >>> Book Home Page: http://www.wrox.com/ > >>> Kindle Version: http://www.amazon.com/ > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: Stephen Connolly [mailto:stephen.alan.conno...@gmail.com] > >>> Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 3:47 AM > >>> To: Maven Developers List > >>> Subject: Re: Java version usage survey > >>> > >>> I've put a question on Stack Overflow: > >>> > >>> > http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17671899/when-is-java-6-end-of-life-in-the-context-of-writing-developer-toolsto > >>> see if we can get something that is a bit more focus on facts. > >>> > >>> e.g. we are all OSS developers: thus premium/extended/sustaining > support > >>> contracts are outside our budget. If we cannot test it for free, we > cannot > >>> support it. > >>> > >>> > >>> On 16 July 2013 09:01, Fred Cooke <fred.co...@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > >>>> My 2c: > >>>> > >>>> - J7 on Mac is unstable (trust me...) and non-performant, and thus I > >>>> require my users to use Apple's J6 on the Mac. > >>>> - On Linux there are lots of Swing bugs in all versions, but a lot > >>> less > >>>> in J7 than J6, so I recommend J7 for Linux guys. > >>>> - I don't use J5 for anything at all and none of my code can run on > it > >>>> due to basics that are missing there. > >>>> > >>>> I didn't distinguish vendors because the comments apply across all of > >>>> them anyway. > >>>> Fred. > >>>> > >>>> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 9:29 AM, Chris Graham <chrisgw...@gmail.com> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Hi Arnaud. > >>>>> > >>>>> You need to at least add an OTHER (ie non oracle) entry as well. You > >>>>> you can track Oracle java 6 and Non-Oracle java 6. > >>>>> > >>>>> -Chris > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 4:19 PM, Arnaud Héritier > >>>>> <aherit...@gmail.com > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Good point. I updated the survey to tell it is the Oracle JDK EOL > >>>>>> Survey : > >>>> > https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Jqxq2KgSricwS7YV7pmWvHA8m7_TE7c8Jhusu > >>>> gPmGW4/viewform > >>>>>> Replies : > >>>> > https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Jqxq2KgSricwS7YV7pmWvHA8m7_TE7c8Jhusu > >>>> gPmGW4/viewanalytics > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 8:06 AM, Chris Graham > >>>>>> <chrisgw...@gmail.com> > >>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 10:07 AM, Arnaud Héritier < > >>>> aherit...@gmail.com > >>>>>>>> wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Hi, > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Java 6 EOL was in feb and Maven and its plugins are always > >>>>> compatible > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Oracle Java 6 was EOL'd. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> IBM Java 6 was, and is not due to be for a few more years. They > >>>>>>> even > >>>>>>> *extended* 1.5's life for a year. Sept this year, I think. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> -Chris > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> ----- > >>>>>> Arnaud Héritier > >>>>>> http://aheritier.net > >>>>>> Mail/GTalk: aheritier AT gmail DOT com Twitter/Skype : aheritier > >>> > >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > >>> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org > > > > > > > > -- > > Olivier Lamy > > Ecetera: http://ecetera.com.au > > http://twitter.com/olamy | http://linkedin.com/in/olamy > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@maven.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@maven.apache.org > >
