On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 7:57 PM, Ralph Goers <ralph.go...@dslextreme.com> wrote:
> Thanks for reminding me. I will publish the release notes. > > Yes, we can update to Java 7 - at least as far as I am concerned. > > At the same time we should also set a tentative target for Java 8 and > publish it. In looking at [1] I am thinking we would support Java 7 until > mid 2018, unless circumstances warrant changing sooner. > I do not think we need to say we will support Java 7 until 2018 or any date for that matter. For me, support is based on feedback from users and keeping the project relevant to current developers. It is possible that years from now we will have a branch for java 7 support, but I would not promise anything. I am a volunteer here, not a business man ;-) Gary > > Ralph > > [1] - http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/eol-135779.html > > On May 15, 2015, at 7:38 PM, Gary Gregory <garydgreg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thank you Ralph for being the release manager for 2.3, which is now > available. > > I just wanted to post a note here to check that we are OK to move trunk > from requiring Java 6 to 7. > > Gary > > -- > E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org > Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition > <http://www.manning.com/bauer3/> > JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/> > Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/> > Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com > Home: http://garygregory.com/ > Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory > > > -- E-Mail: garydgreg...@gmail.com | ggreg...@apache.org Java Persistence with Hibernate, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/bauer3/> JUnit in Action, Second Edition <http://www.manning.com/tahchiev/> Spring Batch in Action <http://www.manning.com/templier/> Blog: http://garygregory.wordpress.com Home: http://garygregory.com/ Tweet! http://twitter.com/GaryGregory
