>> "Oracle has begun conversations with interested parties in the Java >> ecosystem on the stewardship of JavaFX, Swing and AWT beyond the above >> referenced timeframes."
> Does anyone know Who? How? Terms? Or, how can we get involved? Yes, I sure hope Apache is involved. --emi ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ On 10 March 2018 7:50 AM, Wade Chandler <wadechand...@apache.org> wrote: > On Mar 9, 2018 18:16, "Neil C Smith" neilcsm...@apache.org wrote: > > On Fri, 9 Mar 2018 at 22:31 Matthias Bläsingmblaes...@doppel-helix.eu > > wrote: > > > Oracle is still committed to Swing and AWT to at least 2026. There is > > > > no mention of removing it. > > > > So we should keep calm. > > Calm is good :-) > > Still, that particular date is just talking about the end of commercial > > support for Java SE 11 isn't it? Unless I missed something, there isn't > > anything about what happens in Java SE 12, which is only ~12 months away. > > Exactly, and my original email didn't suggest freaking out. It did suggest > > we need to be aware of what this means, and decide how to make sure we can > > support "the" core dependency besides Java at this point. Does it mean > > other tech, or does it mean getting more involved? > > At a minimum the messaging for FX is that it didn't take off, and it has a > > niche following, and mobile first and web technology has offset its > > original goals. > > Given that, other than some developer tools and "niche" applications, who > > is using Swing? It's a rhetorical question. > > Many today, I suppose most, think apps should be mobile or web, and unless > > in the various markets, that have value for applications which aren't web > > applications, but not as consumer visible, would think such things are > > niche, even though that's a pretty big niche, and apparently an oxymoron, > > if one takes the different technologies used to build installed desktop > > apps including Qt, .Net, Electron (Slack or VS Code anyone), Natives, > > Eclipse, others, and of course Swing (NB RCP) and Java FX along with their > > domains/applicable use cases. > > Maybe nothing near term to worry about, but I think without other > > involvement, AWT & Swing are being looked at for something. This is also in > > that document: > > "Oracle has begun conversations with interested parties in the Java > > ecosystem on the stewardship of JavaFX, Swing and AWT beyond the above > > referenced timeframes." > > Does anyone know Who? How? Terms? Or, how can we get involved? > > Thanks > > Wade --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
