Re: Compatibility with JDK 8: Shift work to people wanting it (was: Re: Lets talk about JDK 8 (new year edition))

2023-03-16 Thread Scott Palmer
Some minimum JDK level needs to be specified. While this is basically arbitrary based on the needs of the platform and work required to support it, I think it makes sense that the minimum should be some LTS version. To get the widest audience would suggest that version should be the oldest LTS

Re: Compatibility with JDK 8: Shift work to people wanting it (was: Re: Lets talk about JDK 8 (new year edition))

2023-03-16 Thread Matthias Bläsing
Hi Neil, Am Donnerstag, dem 16.03.2023 um 11:23 + schrieb Neil C Smith: > Hi Matthias, > > On Sun, 12 Feb 2023 at 22:22, Neil C Smith wrote: > > On Sun, 12 Feb 2023, 19:11 Matthias Bläsing, > > wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > Am Freitag, dem 10.02.2023 um 10:12 + schrieb Neil C

Re: allowing snapshot maven artefacts during build

2023-03-16 Thread Matthias Bläsing
Hi Eric, Am Mittwoch, dem 15.03.2023 um 18:58 +0100 schrieb Eric Barboni: > > [Temporary use non maven dependencies for external dependencies] > > Or maybe we already have this. > Actually we have a partial solution. Have a look here:

Re: Compatibility with JDK 8: Shift work to people wanting it (was: Re: Lets talk about JDK 8 (new year edition))

2023-03-16 Thread Neil C Smith
On Thu, 16 Mar 2023 at 11:46, Svata Dedic wrote: > I see the rapid movement between > JDK versions that is even increasing with increased frequency of JDK > releases (with only limited features that make a real difference for NB > development) as dangerous But also a reality we don't control,

Re: Compatibility with JDK 8: Shift work to people wanting it (was: Re: Lets talk about JDK 8 (new year edition))

2023-03-16 Thread Svata Dedic
Speaking for myself personally: I'd like to step in the discussion, as I see the rapid movement between JDK versions that is even increasing with increased frequency of JDK releases (with only limited features that make a real difference for NB development) as dangerous - but I still lag

Re: Compatibility with JDK 8: Shift work to people wanting it (was: Re: Lets talk about JDK 8 (new year edition))

2023-03-16 Thread Neil C Smith
Hi Matthias, On Sun, 12 Feb 2023 at 22:22, Neil C Smith wrote: > On Sun, 12 Feb 2023, 19:11 Matthias Bläsing, > wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Am Freitag, dem 10.02.2023 um 10:12 + schrieb Neil C Smith: >> > On Thu, 9 Feb 2023 at 19:02, Matthias Bläsing >> > wrote: >> > > - commit to make