Thank you for the info! That certainly helps. -Adrian
--- On Fri, 11/13/09, Jacques Le Roux <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Jacques Le Roux <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: jdk 1.5 or 1.6 > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, November 13, 2009, 11:46 AM > Sun : > Java SE & Java SE for Business Support Road Map (JDKs > End of Life) > http://java.sun.com/products/archive/eol.policy.html > > 1.6 supported systems > http://java.sun.com/javase/6/webnotes/install/system-configurations.html > > 15 supported systems > http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/system-configurations.html > > Conclusion (I don't list what is better, only what miss > from 1.5 to 1.6) > Better for Solaris (no surprises) > > Windows x86 > no longer : Windows 98 (2nd Edition) and Windows ME > (who cares ?) > no longer : Windows Server 2003, Web Edition (R2, SP1, > SP2) and Windows Server 2003, Standard > Edition (R2, SP1, SP2) ( a bit more > annoying maybe) > but still : Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (R2, > SP1, SP2) and Windows Server 2003, DataCenter Edition (R2, > SP1, SP2) > > Windows x64 32-bit mode > no longer : Windows Server 2008 Datacenter (SP1, SP2) > and Windows Web Server 2008 (SP1, SP2) > but still : Windows Server 2008 Standard (SP1, SP2) and > Windows Server 2008 Enterprise (SP1, SP2) > > Linux x86 > no longer : TurboLinux 8.0 > but : Turbo Linux 10 (ONLY Chinese and Japanese Locales. No > English.) > > Linux x64 32-bit mode > new : Turbo Linux 10 (ONLY Chinese and Japanese Locales. No > English.) > > From this I can see only problems with > Windows Server 2003, Web Edition and Standard Edition > Windows Server 2008 Datacenter and Web Server > TurboLinux 8.0 > > Should this only stop us to migrate to jdk 1.6? Personnaly > I don't think so, now it's the community to decide... > > Jacques > PS : > Postgres does not really bring much with JDBC4 drivers > (could be : http://www.artima.com/lejava/articles/jdbc_four.html) > <<JDK 1.6 - JDBC4. Support for JDBC4 methods is > limited. The driver builds, but the majority of new methods > are stubbed out. >> > http://jdbc.postgresql.org/download.html > I come to it from this discussion > http://archives.free.net.ph/thread/20090925.160633.e1923a69.fr.html#20090925.160633.e1923a69 > > A benchmark while at it > http://benjchristensen.com/2009/02/12/java-jdk-15-vs-16-performance/ > > > From: "Jacques Le Roux" <[email protected]> > > Thanks Adrian, > > > > So it's the same concern than 3 years ago, I will > check... > > > > Jacques > > > > From: "Adrian Crum" <[email protected]> > >> Running OFBiz on 1.6 is a good idea, because (Sun > claims) 1.6 performs > >> better than 1.5. > >> > >> The downside is, there might be servers out there > that don't have a 1.6 > >> JRE available. I would like to see us move on to > 1.6 (especially now > >> that 1.7 is near), but I'm concerned for existing > installations. > >> > >> -Adrian > >> > >> Jacques Le Roux wrote: > >>> Hi devs, > >>> > >>> I don't remember why we still use 1.5. Here is > a thread from 2006 > >>> http://markmail.org/message/5j5es63hpsh543ct. > >>> Maybe it's time to think anew about it, don't > you think so ? > >>> > >>> Jacques > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > >
