I think requiring Java 7 is years off... I think most people have doubts as to Java 7's stability until it's been adopted by a majority of applications, and the new features aren't compelling enough to jump ship, IMO.
-Todd On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 3:33 PM, <milind.bhandar...@emc.com> wrote: > Hi Folks, > > While I have seen the wiki on which java versions to use currently to run > Hadoop, I have not seen any discussion about the roadmap of java version > compatibility with future hadoop versions. > > Recently, Oracle retired the "Operating System Distributor License for > Java" (DLJ) [http://robilad.livejournal.com/90792.html, > http://jdk-distros.java.net/] and Linux vendors have started making > OpenJDK (6/7) as the default java version bundled with their OSs > [http://www.java7developer.com/blog/?p=361]. Also, all future Java SE > updates will be delivered through OpenJDK updates project. > > I see that OpenJDK6 (6b20pre) cannot be used to compile hadoop trunk. Has > anyone tried OpenJDK7 ? > > Additionally, I have a few small projects in mind which can really make > use of the new (esp I/O) features of Java 7. > > What, if any, timeline do hadoop developers have in mind to make Java 7 as > required (and tested with OpenJDK 7) ? > > Thanks, > > - milind > > --- > Milind Bhandarkar > Greenplum Labs, EMC > (Disclaimer: Opinions expressed in this email are those of the author, and > do not necessarily represent the views of any organization, past or > present, the author might be affiliated with.) > > -- Todd Lipcon Software Engineer, Cloudera
