I doubt maintenance for the current codebase running on Java 1.3 would be completely removed. I interpreted the original question as aimed at new and future development. I don't want to speak for Michael, but that's the way I read it.
-Nathan On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 9:08 AM, Jacob Kjome <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:36:26 -0500 > "David Ezell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> Well, one person's 4 is another person's 3. >> >> We're stuck on 1.3 for the foreseeable future. >> >> So -1 to drop 1.3. > > I partially agree with this. There's no reason 1.3 needs to be dropped for > the current 2.x.x codebase. Why not maintain 2.x.x at 1.3 and move on to > 3.x development which would be 1.5+ (or even 1.6+). Xerces2 is very > stable. 1.3 and 1.4 users can continue to depend on it. I maintain the > XMLC project, which is currently limited to JDK 1.3 anway. If critical > issues are found in Xerces2, they can be fixed on the Xerces2 branch where > 1.3 and 1.4 users can benefit. Of course, we can also expect that 1.3 and > 1.4 users are in maintenance mode and won't require fancy new features. All > new feature development can take place on the trunk, which will represent > the Xerces3 codebase, and will be able to take advantage of all the latest > JDK features. Who knows, maybe Sun can eventually drop the > com.sun.apache.xerces stuff and migrate back to the original, stable, Xerces > product once it is not limited by old VM's. > > Jake > >> >> David Ezell >> VeriFone >> Chair, XML Schema WG >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Schmidlin, Franck [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: >>> Tuesday, November 11, 2008 5:35 AM >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; j-users@xerces.apache.org >>> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Subject: RE: Dropping JDK 1.2 support for Xerces-J (and possibly JDK 1.3? >>> 1.4? in the future) >>> >>> > a new infusion of activity and interest. >>> >>> you betcha, most of us would be up in arms! >>> >>> I personally am stuck on 1.4.2 for the foreseeable future. >>> >>> So +1 to drop 1.2/3 support, but let's not get too drastic please. >>> >>> >>> ______________________________ >>> Franck Schmidlin >>> Corporate Integration Consultant >>> Northgate Public Services >>> >>> Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nathan >>> Beyer >>> Sent: 11 November 2008 02:25 >>> To: j-users@xerces.apache.org >>> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Subject: Re: Dropping JDK 1.2 support for Xerces-J (and possibly JDK 1.3? >>> 1.4? in the future) >>> >>> +1 >>> >>> I'd suggest just jumping to Java 5 library, source and target >>> compilation. I think this would give the project a new infusion of activity >>> and interest. >>> >>> -Nathan >>> >>> On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 9:51 PM, Michael Glavassevich >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> > Hi all, >>> > >>> > (including [EMAIL PROTECTED] on the cc list to hopefully reach a > >>> > wider >>> > audience) >>> > >>> > I would like to propose that we officially drop support for JDK 1.2 in >>> >>> > the next release of Xerces-J. Though the documentation [1] states that >>> >>> > Xerces supports JDK 1.2 it has been years since we have built or > >>> > tested binaries with this level. All of the recent releases were built >>> >>> > and tested with JDK 1.3. It was brought to my attention that the code > >>> > [2] since at least 2006 has had a dependency on APIs introduced in JDK >>> >>> > 1.3. So we inadvertently moved on awhile ago. It seems this has not > >>> > been a practical issue for most users since we've received no posts on >>> >>> > these lists about it and received no other bug reports. It's not clear >>> >>> > that there would be much benefit in restoring JDK 1.2 compatibility at >>> >>> > this point. It's been out of service for years and looking around > >>> > Apache it seems most projects run on JDK 1.4 or higher with some of >>> the stragglers [3][4] below that moving up soon. >>> > >>> > If you have serious concerns regarding Xerces abandoning JDK 1.2 > >>> > support please send an email to the [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing > list, >>> > specifying why you can't use a higher level of JDK and what > parser >>> > features you are using. >>> > >>> > While on the subject I wonder what the community would think of us > >>> > eventually dropping support for JDK 1.3 and possibly 1.4. There were > >>> > features introduced in JDK 1.4 and 5 which Xerces could benefit from >>> (e.g. >>> > NIO, java.lang.CharSequence, exception chaining, > >>> > java.lang.StringBuilder, java.util.concurrent.*, etc...). That's not > >>> > something I'm proposing today (or thinking of proposing for awhile) > but >>> > would like to hear feedback from users (please send to >>> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]) who may still need new versions of Xerces > >>> > which run on JDK 1.3 and 1.4. It would also be nice hear from folks > >>> > who've >>> > long since moved on to Java 5 and beyond and would like to see >>> Xerces take advantage of JDK 1.4 and 5 features. >>> > >>> > Thanks. >>> > >>> > [1] http://xerces.apache.org/xerces2-j/faq-general.html#faq-11 >>> > [2] http://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/XERCESJ-1297 >>> > [3] http://marc.info/?l=ant-dev&m=122596549809889&w=2 >>> > [4] http://marc.info/?l=fop-user&m=119244442600564&w=2 >>> > >>> > Michael Glavassevich >>> > XML Parser Development >>> > IBM Toronto Lab >>> > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> >>> >>> Scanned for viruses by BlackSpider MailControl >>> >>> >>> This email is sent on behalf of Northgate Information Solutions Limited >>> and its associated companies ("Northgate") and is strictly confidential and >>> intended solely for the addressee(s). >>> If you are not the intended recipient of this email you must: (i) not >>> disclose, copy or distribute its contents to any other person nor use its >>> contents in any way or you may be acting unlawfully; (ii) contact Northgate >>> immediately on +44 (0)1442 232424 quoting the name of the sender and the >>> addressee then delete it from your system. >>> >>> Northgate has taken reasonable precautions to ensure that no viruses are >>> contained in this email, but does not accept any responsibility once this >>> email has been transmitted. 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