We seem to have consensus on Java 11 for 3.x and keep Java 8 for 2.x for one more year. I've started the branches and started making some changes in this direction.
Is it worth pushing this modernization further or faster, with either: a) Jump to Java 17 now and keep Java 8 in 2.x for one more year b) Keep Java 11 in "main"/3.x now and set the EOL for Tika 2.x/Java 8 in say 6 months or fewer? Thank you, all, for your feedback! Best, Tim