Re: 1.6 to be the last release to support Java 1.6?

2016-03-28 Thread Marcelo Souza Vieira 
+1

2016-03-28 12:39 GMT-03:00 Jason Porter :

> +1
>
> On Sat, Mar 26, 2016 at 11:36 AM, Harald Wellmann 
> wrote:
>
> > +1
> >
> > 2016-03-26 17:49 GMT+01:00 Christian Kaltepoth :
> >
> > > +1
> > >
> > > 2016-03-26 16:50 GMT+01:00 Daniel Cunha :
> > >
> > > > +1 :)
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, Mar 26, 2016 at 10:34 AM, John D. Ament <
> johndam...@apache.org
> > >
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > All,
> > > > >
> > > > > Here's the announcement I'm going to post to the site.  Let me know
> > if
> > > > you
> > > > > have any comments on the change.
> > > > >
> > > > > == End of Support Announcement - Java 6
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > The Apache DeltaSpike team has decided to begin dropping support
> for
> > > > >
> > > > > Java 6.  The next release, 1.6.0 is currently planned to be the
> last
> > > > >
> > > > > minor release to support Java 6.  Patch fixes on 1.6.x will
> continue
> > > > >
> > > > > to support it, but our next minor release (1.7.0) will require
> > > > >
> > > > > Java 7 at a minimum.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 8:17 AM Harald Wellmann <
> > > hwellmann...@gmail.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > +1
> > > > > >
> > > > > > 2016-03-25 13:09 GMT+01:00 John D. Ament  >:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > BTW, if we do agree to drop Java 6, do we create a 1.6
> > maintenance
> > > > > branch
> > > > > > > or just leave the tag, and if need be cut a bug fix release
> then?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > John
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 8:06 AM John D. Ament <
> > > johndam...@apache.org
> > > > >
> > > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > To me, dropping support for Java 6 doesn't mean rewriting the
> > > code
> > > > > base
> > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > > only be compliant with Java 7 and up.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > It does allow for some new stuff in our codebase, if we want
> to
> > > go
> > > > > back
> > > > > > > > and clean it up:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > - try-with-resources
> > > > > > > > - automatic type inference on generics.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > But those are just clean ups, no real new functionality.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > John
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 4:24 AM Thomas Andraschko <
> > > > > > > > andraschko.tho...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >> basically +1
> > > > > > > >> Most of our customers are using 1.7 since this year.
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> I just wonder whats the benefit for us?
> > > > > > > >> I think there are no language features which would improve
> our
> > > > code
> > > > > > > base.
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> 2016-03-25 3:25 GMT+01:00 John D. Ament <
> > johndam...@apache.org
> > > >:
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >> > Hey guys,
> > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > >> > I've brought this topic up before without much positive
> > > > > response.  I
> > > > > > > >> figure
> > > > > > > >> > I'll bring it up again.
> > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > >> > I'd like to propose that DeltaSpike 1.6 be the last minor
> > > > release
> > > > > to
> > > > > > > >> > support Java 1.6.  I suspect that most users are already
> > using
> > > > > Java
> > > > > > 7
> > > > > > > or
> > > > > > > >> > higher.  None of our builds in CI (builds.apache.org)
> > > currently
> > > > > run
> > > > > > > on
> > > > > > > >> 1.6
> > > > > > > >> > either, so while we can say from a syntax standpoint we're
> > 1.6
> > > > > > > compliant
> > > > > > > >> > I'm not sure we can say from a JDK Library standpoint we
> > don't
> > > > > rely
> > > > > > on
> > > > > > > >> > anything from Java 7.
> > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > >> > We're one of the few projects that probably still supports
> > > Java
> > > > 6
> > > > > > as a
> > > > > > > >> > mainline development, so I was hoping we could just cut
> 1.6
> > as
> > > > 1.6
> > > > > > > >> > compliant, if we need to cut patch releases of 1.6 to
> apply
> > > > > patches,
> > > > > > > but
> > > > > > > >> > with DeltaSpike 1.7 and on, focus on Java 7 and up.
> > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > >> > John
> > > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > > >>
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Daniel Cunha
> > > > https://twitter.com/dvlc_
> > > > http://www.tomitribe.com
> > > > http://www.tomitribe.io
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Christian Kaltepoth
> > > Blog: http://blog.kaltepoth.de/
> > > Twitter: http://twitter.com/chkal
> > > GitHub: https://github.com/chkal
> > >
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Jason Porter
> http://en.gravatar.com/lightguardjp
>

Re: 1.6 to be the last release to support Java 1.6?

2016-03-28 Thread Jason Porter 
+1

On Sat, Mar 26, 2016 at 11:36 AM, Harald Wellmann 
wrote:

> +1
>
> 2016-03-26 17:49 GMT+01:00 Christian Kaltepoth :
>
> > +1
> >
> > 2016-03-26 16:50 GMT+01:00 Daniel Cunha :
> >
> > > +1 :)
> > >
> > > On Sat, Mar 26, 2016 at 10:34 AM, John D. Ament  >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > > All,
> > > >
> > > > Here's the announcement I'm going to post to the site.  Let me know
> if
> > > you
> > > > have any comments on the change.
> > > >
> > > > == End of Support Announcement - Java 6
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The Apache DeltaSpike team has decided to begin dropping support for
> > > >
> > > > Java 6.  The next release, 1.6.0 is currently planned to be the last
> > > >
> > > > minor release to support Java 6.  Patch fixes on 1.6.x will continue
> > > >
> > > > to support it, but our next minor release (1.7.0) will require
> > > >
> > > > Java 7 at a minimum.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 8:17 AM Harald Wellmann <
> > hwellmann...@gmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > +1
> > > > >
> > > > > 2016-03-25 13:09 GMT+01:00 John D. Ament :
> > > > >
> > > > > > BTW, if we do agree to drop Java 6, do we create a 1.6
> maintenance
> > > > branch
> > > > > > or just leave the tag, and if need be cut a bug fix release then?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > John
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 8:06 AM John D. Ament <
> > johndam...@apache.org
> > > >
> > > > > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > To me, dropping support for Java 6 doesn't mean rewriting the
> > code
> > > > base
> > > > > > to
> > > > > > > only be compliant with Java 7 and up.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > It does allow for some new stuff in our codebase, if we want to
> > go
> > > > back
> > > > > > > and clean it up:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > - try-with-resources
> > > > > > > - automatic type inference on generics.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > But those are just clean ups, no real new functionality.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > John
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 4:24 AM Thomas Andraschko <
> > > > > > > andraschko.tho...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >> basically +1
> > > > > > >> Most of our customers are using 1.7 since this year.
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> I just wonder whats the benefit for us?
> > > > > > >> I think there are no language features which would improve our
> > > code
> > > > > > base.
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> 2016-03-25 3:25 GMT+01:00 John D. Ament <
> johndam...@apache.org
> > >:
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> > Hey guys,
> > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > >> > I've brought this topic up before without much positive
> > > > response.  I
> > > > > > >> figure
> > > > > > >> > I'll bring it up again.
> > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > >> > I'd like to propose that DeltaSpike 1.6 be the last minor
> > > release
> > > > to
> > > > > > >> > support Java 1.6.  I suspect that most users are already
> using
> > > > Java
> > > > > 7
> > > > > > or
> > > > > > >> > higher.  None of our builds in CI (builds.apache.org)
> > currently
> > > > run
> > > > > > on
> > > > > > >> 1.6
> > > > > > >> > either, so while we can say from a syntax standpoint we're
> 1.6
> > > > > > compliant
> > > > > > >> > I'm not sure we can say from a JDK Library standpoint we
> don't
> > > > rely
> > > > > on
> > > > > > >> > anything from Java 7.
> > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > >> > We're one of the few projects that probably still supports
> > Java
> > > 6
> > > > > as a
> > > > > > >> > mainline development, so I was hoping we could just cut 1.6
> as
> > > 1.6
> > > > > > >> > compliant, if we need to cut patch releases of 1.6 to apply
> > > > patches,
> > > > > > but
> > > > > > >> > with DeltaSpike 1.7 and on, focus on Java 7 and up.
> > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > >> > John
> > > > > > >> >
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Daniel Cunha
> > > https://twitter.com/dvlc_
> > > http://www.tomitribe.com
> > > http://www.tomitribe.io
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Christian Kaltepoth
> > Blog: http://blog.kaltepoth.de/
> > Twitter: http://twitter.com/chkal
> > GitHub: https://github.com/chkal
> >
>



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