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Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 01:22:17 +0000
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Subject: Re: Do we want to jump to JDK 1.5 (was: Re: [GUMP@brutus]: Project
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Hi,

On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 12:13:29 -0500, Alex Karasulu <aok123@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> I think we need to make a decision about whether or not we want to
> support JDK 1.5 and what this means for backwords compatability.
> 
> What are the pros and cons at this point?
> 
> I don't think its practical using the server without SSL so I don't mind
> jumping to 1.5.  If it does not happen today it will in the next 6
> months I think.
> 
> I still have not started using the new features that arrived in 1.4 :(
> but this is another story.

If we want SSL support for JDK 1.4, we'll have to program our own
SSLEngine which is tough. :)  But I don't think it is impossible. 
People must have not tried this because it is already there in Java 5.

What matters is the time it takes.

Trustin
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