Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-directory-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 9626 invoked from network); 23 Sep 2005 15:52:19 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (209.237.227.199) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 23 Sep 2005 15:52:19 -0000 Received: (qmail 9820 invoked by uid 500); 23 Sep 2005 15:52:18 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-directory-dev-archive@directory.apache.org Received: (qmail 9779 invoked by uid 500); 23 Sep 2005 15:52:18 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@directory.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: "Apache Directory Developers List" Delivered-To: mailing list dev@directory.apache.org Received: (qmail 9766 invoked by uid 99); 23 Sep 2005 15:52:17 -0000 Received: from asf.osuosl.org (HELO asf.osuosl.org) (140.211.166.49) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Fri, 23 Sep 2005 08:52:17 -0700 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=10.0 tests= X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: neutral (asf.osuosl.org: local policy) Received: from [63.89.163.151] (HELO exch-bel0.attachmate.com) (63.89.163.151) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Fri, 23 Sep 2005 08:52:24 -0700 Received: from exch-bel3.attachmate.com ([149.82.2.123]) by exch-bel0.attachmate.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Fri, 23 Sep 2005 08:51:55 -0700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5.7226.0 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: RE: [ApacheDS] Moving to JDK 5.0 Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 08:51:55 -0700 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: [ApacheDS] Moving to JDK 5.0 thread-index: AcW/9j9kr1bBZ0Q9ThWmf3ZGOarUTwAX9iuA From: "Jacob Barrett" To: "Apache Directory Developers List" X-OriginalArrivalTime: 23 Sep 2005 15:51:55.0183 (UTC) FILETIME=[B8E78BF0:01C5C056] X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org X-Spam-Rating: minotaur.apache.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N > From: Alex Karasulu [mailto:aok123@bellsouth.net]=20 > We intend in the next release to move to jdk 5.0 without=20 > backward compatability with JDK 1.4. This was a hard=20 > decision to make but some features in jdk 5.0 are required=20 > for us to make ApacheDS LDAPv3 compatable. >=20 > Namely we are going to be using jdk 5.0 features for SASL support.=20 I assume there are many more factors in this decision, but have you considered using the original JSR implementation which is 1.4 compatible? The packages, class names and JavaDocs are from what I can tell identical. http://www.worldspot.com/jsr28/ Sorry if I am beating dead horse here. I just know 1.5 is way out of the question where I work so I am not looking forward to forking away from the main trunk of the ApacheDS. Call me selfish... :)