+1 for updating to Java 5 or 6 --Adam
From: Daniel Wilson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Date: 11/27/2009 04:46 Subject: Re: Upgrading PDFBox to Java 5? >>Since even Java 5 has reached EOL this month In that case, should we actually be looking at a move to Java 6? Daniel On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 2:13 AM, Jeremias Maerki <[email protected]>wrote: > I'll have to ask my clients what the current situation is. Some of them > are quite slow to move on. Since even Java 5 has reached EOL this month > (notice that this is always Sun's EOL in terms of how support is handled), > I guess there are not so many reasons to keep Java 1.4 up. From a > developer's point of view the decision is clear. It's always the view > from a larger company for whom it's more difficult to make a Java > upgrade, that lets me act conservatively. But given on how broad a front > the moves from Java 1.4 to 5 are happening, I'm a +0.9 for a switch to > Java 5. ;-) Those still on Java 1.4 simply have to get into their gear > and finally do their homework if they want to keep up with new releases. > > On 26.11.2009 22:40:10 Andreas Lehmkühler wrote: > > Hi, > > > > what about upgrading to Java 5 with the upcoming 1.0 version? > > > > We haven't talked much about that, but I think we should. Jukka tried to > start a > > discussion on [1], but no one jumped in. A long time ago (august 2008) > there was > > already some discussion [2] and Jeremias mentioned that he still has to > use java > > 1.4. because of a customer who isn't able to upgrade his environment. > > > > I think everybody might know the advantages of upgrading to Java 5 > > > > - Java 1.4 reached EOL in october 2008 > > - all those new java features like autoboxing, generics etc. > > - third party libs used by pdfbox will upgrade/have upgraded to java 5 > (e.g. lucene) > > - there are some contributions to pdfbox using java 5 stuff, which have > to be > > converted before we can add them to the source > > - ... > > > > So, what do you think about that? Jeremias do you still rely on java 1.4 > > compliance, perhaps someone else? > > > > BR > > Andreas Lehmkühler > > > > [1] http://markmail.org/message/aqvxuuz3yqx5327x > > [2] http://markmail.org/thread/h4m5nw4bmz2nrciq > > > > > Jeremias Maerki > > ? Click here to submit conditions This email and any content within or attached hereto from Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc. is confidential and/or legally privileged. The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named on this email. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this email information is strictly prohibited, and that the documents should be returned to this office immediately by email. Receipt by anyone other than the intended recipient is not a waiver of any privilege. Please do not include your social security number, account number, or any other personal or financial information in the content of the email. Should you have any questions, please call (800) 453 7884.
