[VOTE] Require Java 6

[Bruno Busco]

+1

2009/11/30 David E Jones <[hidden email]>:
>
> Please vote on whether or not we should require Java 6 (aka Java 1.6) for OFBiz going forward. This basically means that we would allow code that relies on Java 6 APIs, and that because of those OFBiz would no longer run on Java 5 (aka Java 1.5). Note that this change would be for the trunk only and would not apply to any release branch.
>
> [+1] Java 6 or later
> [+0] Abstain
> [-1] Continue to support Java 5
>
>

[Divesh Dutta]

+1

Thanks
--
Divesh Dutta
http://www.hotwaxmedia.com

David E Jones wrote:
> Please vote on whether or not we should require Java 6 (aka Java 1.6) for OFBiz going forward. This basically means that we would allow code that relies on Java 6 APIs, and that because of those OFBiz would no longer run on Java 5 (aka Java 1.5). Note that this change would be for the trunk only and would not apply to any release branch.
>
> [+1] Java 6 or later
> [+0] Abstain
> [-1] Continue to support Java 5
>
>  

[Mridul Pathak-2]

+1

--
Thanks,
Mridul Pathak
http://www.hotwaxmedia.com


On 01-Dec-09, at 3:10 AM, David E Jones wrote:

>
> Please vote on whether or not we should require Java 6 (aka Java  
> 1.6) for OFBiz going forward. This basically means that we would  
> allow code that relies on Java 6 APIs, and that because of those  
> OFBiz would no longer run on Java 5 (aka Java 1.5). Note that this  
> change would be for the trunk only and would not apply to any  
> release branch.
>
> [+1] Java 6 or later
> [+0] Abstain
> [-1] Continue to support Java 5
>

[Ratnesh Upadhyay]

+1

Regards,
- Ratnesh Upadhyay |  HotWax Media
  http://www.hotwaxmedia.com

On Tue, Dec 1, 2009 at 3:10 AM, David E Jones <[hidden email]> wrote:

>
> Please vote on whether or not we should require Java 6 (aka Java 1.6) for
> OFBiz going forward. This basically means that we would allow code that
> relies on Java 6 APIs, and that because of those OFBiz would no longer run
> on Java 5 (aka Java 1.5). Note that this change would be for the trunk only
> and would not apply to any release branch.
>
> [+1] Java 6 or later
> [+0] Abstain
> [-1] Continue to support Java 5
>
>

[David E. Jones-2]

This vote has passed unanimously with the following detailed results:

Binding (PMC):

[+1] 11
[+0] 0
[-1] 0

Non-Binding:

[+1] 11
[+0] 0
[-1] 0

Thanks to all who voted.

This means that from now in code that requires Java 6 (1.6) is allowed, and encouraged, in the trunk. The current revision appears to be 886194, so anything after that in the trunk may have Java 6 code.

Note that this does not include the release branches, both of which should remain compatible with Java 5 (1.5).

-David


On Nov 30, 2009, at 2:40 PM, David E Jones wrote:

>
> Please vote on whether or not we should require Java 6 (aka Java 1.6) for OFBiz going forward. This basically means that we would allow code that relies on Java 6 APIs, and that because of those OFBiz would no longer run on Java 5 (aka Java 1.5). Note that this change would be for the trunk only and would not apply to any release branch.
>
> [+1] Java 6 or later
> [+0] Abstain
> [-1] Continue to support Java 5
>

[Adam Heath-2]

David E Jones wrote:
> Thanks to all who voted.
>
> This means that from now in code that requires Java 6 (1.6) is allowed, and encouraged, in the trunk. The current revision appears to be 886194, so anything after that in the trunk may have Java 6 code.
>
> Note that this does not include the release branches, both of which should remain compatible with Java 5 (1.5).

So, does this mean that if there is backwards compatiblity code that
is made to support both 1.5 and 1.6, we can remove the 1.5 code?  I
ask this, 'cuz there were things added to java.util.concurrent in 1.6
that weren't in 1.5, and with a little effort, it's possible to
support both.  Removing this support makes the system more stable.

[David E. Jones-2]

On Dec 2, 2009, at 9:43 AM, Adam Heath wrote:

> David E Jones wrote:
>> Thanks to all who voted.
>>
>> This means that from now in code that requires Java 6 (1.6) is allowed, and encouraged, in the trunk. The current revision appears to be 886194, so anything after that in the trunk may have Java 6 code.
>>
>> Note that this does not include the release branches, both of which should remain compatible with Java 5 (1.5).
>
> So, does this mean that if there is backwards compatiblity code that
> is made to support both 1.5 and 1.6, we can remove the 1.5 code?  I
> ask this, 'cuz there were things added to java.util.concurrent in 1.6
> that weren't in 1.5, and with a little effort, it's possible to
> support both.  Removing this support makes the system more stable.

Yes, this would mean that it is no longer necessary to write code for both versions and 1.5 compatibility can be removed, and probably should be removed wherever it is less efficient or less stable.

-David

[Jacques Le Roux]

Could we put a tag on r886194 ?

Jacques

From: "David E Jones" <[hidden email]>

>
> This vote has passed unanimously with the following detailed results:
>
> Binding (PMC):
>
> [+1] 11
> [+0] 0
> [-1] 0
>
> Non-Binding:
>
> [+1] 11
> [+0] 0
> [-1] 0
>
> Thanks to all who voted.
>
> This means that from now in code that requires Java 6 (1.6) is allowed, and encouraged, in the trunk. The current revision appears
> to be 886194, so anything after that in the trunk may have Java 6 code.
>
> Note that this does not include the release branches, both of which should remain compatible with Java 5 (1.5).
>
> -David
>
>
> On Nov 30, 2009, at 2:40 PM, David E Jones wrote:
>
>>
>> Please vote on whether or not we should require Java 6 (aka Java 1.6) for OFBiz going forward. This basically means that we would
>> allow code that relies on Java 6 APIs, and that because of those OFBiz would no longer run on Java 5 (aka Java 1.5). Note that
>> this change would be for the trunk only and would not apply to any release branch.
>>
>> [+1] Java 6 or later
>> [+0] Abstain
>> [-1] Continue to support Java 5
>>
>

[Jacques Le Roux]

I think I will rather put this information somewhere in the wiki in an history page to be created. We don't need a tag anyway.

Jacques

From: "Jacques Le Roux" <[hidden email]>

> Could we put a tag on r886194 ?
>
> Jacques
>
> From: "David E Jones" <[hidden email]>
>>
>> This vote has passed unanimously with the following detailed results:
>>
>> Binding (PMC):
>>
>> [+1] 11
>> [+0] 0
>> [-1] 0
>>
>> Non-Binding:
>>
>> [+1] 11
>> [+0] 0
>> [-1] 0
>>
>> Thanks to all who voted.
>>
>> This means that from now in code that requires Java 6 (1.6) is allowed, and encouraged, in the trunk. The current revision
>> appears to be 886194, so anything after that in the trunk may have Java 6 code.
>>
>> Note that this does not include the release branches, both of which should remain compatible with Java 5 (1.5).
>>
>> -David
>>
>>
>> On Nov 30, 2009, at 2:40 PM, David E Jones wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Please vote on whether or not we should require Java 6 (aka Java 1.6) for OFBiz going forward. This basically means that we
>>> would allow code that relies on Java 6 APIs, and that because of those OFBiz would no longer run on Java 5 (aka Java 1.5). Note
>>> that this change would be for the trunk only and would not apply to any release branch.
>>>
>>> [+1] Java 6 or later
>>> [+0] Abstain
>>> [-1] Continue to support Java 5
>>>
>>
>
>

[Jacques Le Roux]

Great, I was looking a the html pages that are still not in wiki and found this one
http://ofbiz.apache.org/releasenotes.html
Just what I missed (I crossed OFBiz in sept 2004)

Jacques
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From: "Jacques Le Roux" <[hidden email]>

>I think I will rather put this information somewhere in the wiki in an history page to be created. We don't need a tag anyway.
>
> Jacques
>
> From: "Jacques Le Roux" <[hidden email]>
>> Could we put a tag on r886194 ?
>>
>> Jacques
>>
>> From: "David E Jones" <[hidden email]>
>>>
>>> This vote has passed unanimously with the following detailed results:
>>>
>>> Binding (PMC):
>>>
>>> [+1] 11
>>> [+0] 0
>>> [-1] 0
>>>
>>> Non-Binding:
>>>
>>> [+1] 11
>>> [+0] 0
>>> [-1] 0
>>>
>>> Thanks to all who voted.
>>>
>>> This means that from now in code that requires Java 6 (1.6) is allowed, and encouraged, in the trunk. The current revision
>>> appears to be 886194, so anything after that in the trunk may have Java 6 code.
>>>
>>> Note that this does not include the release branches, both of which should remain compatible with Java 5 (1.5).
>>>
>>> -David
>>>
>>>
>>> On Nov 30, 2009, at 2:40 PM, David E Jones wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Please vote on whether or not we should require Java 6 (aka Java 1.6) for OFBiz going forward. This basically means that we
>>>> would allow code that relies on Java 6 APIs, and that because of those OFBiz would no longer run on Java 5 (aka Java 1.5). Note
>>>> that this change would be for the trunk only and would not apply to any release branch.
>>>>
>>>> [+1] Java 6 or later
>>>> [+0] Abstain
>>>> [-1] Continue to support Java 5
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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