I agree with the points that Justin has made. The codebase is a much bigger hurdle for prospective developers than the Java version and I think it's extremely important to be mindful of what our users' constraints are. There's not much point "embracing change" (yuk) if it results in a shrinking user community. As for being "technology leaders" etc. - I'd prefer to see leadership defined in terms of the usefulness of what we provide (useful code + a pool of knowledge + a supportive community) rather than just 6 > 5 :-)
Jody: I've been told that the Java 6 scripting hooks can be backported into Java 5 apps, though I haven't ever tried it. Meanwhile, I'd be curious, like Andrea, to see what the folks on the user list think. My guess is that it's not on the radar for most of them judging by the absence of posts about it. Michael ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ Geotools-devel mailing list Geotools-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/geotools-devel
