> For Fedora development, if we moved to Java6-only compatibility, we could:
> - Get rid of the JDBC version code-rewriting hack during the build
> - Start using certain annotations and core library methods/classes
> that were newly introduced since 1.6
> - Remove Java5 from future test plans (shortening the test cycle for now...)

I think this move makes sense.  Not only does it provide the opportunity
for an easier/cleaner build and release process, but it provides
compatibility with some contemporary third-party library releases that
require 1.6.  "Go forward, not backward. Upward, not forward. And always
twirling, twirling..."

  -Aaron



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