I don't think so. Backward compatibility is good for a while but have a look at M$ Windows or other OS I can become a pain in the a*. You can have evolution and backward compatibility over a long period but you should give a grace period.
I can't understand that still handleEvent() is still in java.awt.Component. Andy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Philip Van Bogaert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2001 11:17 AM Subject: Re: [JBoss-dev] build fails strangely with jdk1.4 > yes, i'am aware, > but it seems that migrating from 1.3 to 1.4, > wouldn't go that easy as migrating from 1.2 to 1.3 > (remember 1.0 to 1.1) > > minus for sun, they claim os independency but > they haven't have version indepencency > > for me backward compatibilty is a mayor issue > > I'am only thinking in the future > > Tbone _______________________________________________ Jboss-development mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/jboss-development