Besides, keep in mind: This would be a plugin, that could easily be enabled only, if the JRE matches. It obviously wouldn't be relevant for the build.
For that reason, this discussion strikes me as quite odd. Jochen On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 10:34 PM, Manfred Moser <[email protected]> wrote: > I totally agree with Markus. New plugin - latest publicly available Java. > > On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 10:08 AM, Markus Karg <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> Again, it is not about whether it is needed. It is simply current. >> Developing new plugins on old runtimes simply feels odd. >> >> Forcing people to check ready-to-run code whether it could run on totally >> outdated Java runtimes simply annoys them. It binds valueable time and >> enthusiasm, and possibly ends up with answers like: "Yes, we use just two or >> three lines of Java 8 that could be replaced by 20 or 30 lines of Java 6. So >> no, it is not needed, but backporting it costs us another day which nobody >> likes to invest." >> >> So I would say, for any new functionality, particularly brand-new plugins, >> let people just use the latest published Java. I do not see any need to take >> care of older Java versions for new features. It should be enough to stick >> with the same major Java release within LTS branches of existing plugins. >> >> Am Sonntag, 19. Juni 2016 15:32:43 UTC+2 schrieb Karl Heinz Marbaise: >>> >>> Hi Markus, >>> >>> it exists for about 2 Years and 3 months..(18. March 2014)... >>> https://blogs.oracle.com/thejavatutorials/entry/jdk_8_is_released >>> >>> But is there a real need for JDK 8 to create "simple things" like a >>> banner (be aware of the quotes don't take me wrong)? >>> That was the foundation of my question... >>> >>> And Yes I would also VOTE for JDK 7 as minimum. We should have a clear >>> base line for the MojoHaus project as well...I started migration of other >>> plugins (for example MRM to get 1.0.0 out and than migration to Maven 3 only >>> than there is no problem to say JDK 7 minimum or if we decide different JDK >>> 8..)... >>> >>> Kind regards >>> Karl Heinz >>> >>> On Sunday, June 19, 2016 at 8:50:40 AM UTC+2, Markus Karg wrote: >>>> >>>> Java 8 exists for several years and is even available for conservative >>>> linux distributions like Debian or for rather "exotic" hardware like >>>> Raspberry or IBM System Z. It is not a special demand that makes one use >>>> Java 8, it is simply normal to do that. I do not see any problem using Java >>>> 8 for new plugins or new releases of existing plugins. If someone baldy >>>> wants to stay with Java 6, he is free to invest the additonal time needed >>>> to >>>> support and maintain a fork. Forcing people to stay away from latest >>>> technology for too long time simply leads to the fact that those people >>>> leave a project. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "mojohaus-dev" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mojohaus-dev/01a9a491-7271-45c9-b03e-8999db8bf26a%40googlegroups.com. >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "mojohaus-dev" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mojohaus-dev/CABffhO64SoHf-TPoPunwyGfj9-E22ckJ8LCvRjCK4U8ygR1dbA%40mail.gmail.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The next time you hear: "Don't reinvent the wheel!" http://www.keystonedevelopment.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/evolution-of-the-wheel-300x85.jpg -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "mojohaus-dev" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/mojohaus-dev/CAF8HOZ%2B4_3i92uaXfW1Z0%2BxzCSa0iiUAaoWvE%2BT-vOrbnu%2BTqg%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
