+1 (binding) If you had asked me several years ago, I would have disagreed, however I am too seeing the pain of supporting ancient Java versions and especially with respect to upcoming requirements due to CRA and alike, I also think we should no longer bind ourselves.
If someone desperately needs PLC4X on older systems, I am happy to help, for a sensible fee off course 😉 Chris Von: Sebastian Rühl <[email protected]> Datum: Donnerstag, 28. August 2025 um 17:17 An: [email protected] <[email protected]> Betreff: Re: [Vote] Drop Java 11 go to Java 21 +1 (binding) - sruehl PS.: there is a typo. It should have said "to offer commercial support offerings" On 2025/08/28 15:12:44 Sebastian Rühl wrote: > This is a [VOTE] thread following the discussion on: > https://lists.apache.org/thread/3kpvqdfqry5onj3fw6ho5gy082r3rdg2 > > Proposal: We move forward and drop support for Java 11. The new minimum > version will be Java 21. This open the opportunity for 3rd parties to over > commercial support offerings for ancient Java versions and relives us from > the burden of struggling with that dusty stuff. > > Currently we have more and more problems with random occurrence where we > can't compile anymore, incoming dependencies which dropped 11 long ago and > there is not really a reason for us to stay on old versions. The old plc4x > releases still work with old versions and can still be supported. >
