Return-Path: Delivered-To: apmail-harmony-dev-archive@www.apache.org Received: (qmail 5825 invoked from network); 21 Apr 2009 16:37:33 -0000 Received: from hermes.apache.org (HELO mail.apache.org) (140.211.11.3) by minotaur.apache.org with SMTP; 21 Apr 2009 16:37:33 -0000 Received: (qmail 25505 invoked by uid 500); 21 Apr 2009 16:37:32 -0000 Delivered-To: apmail-harmony-dev-archive@harmony.apache.org Received: (qmail 25441 invoked by uid 500); 21 Apr 2009 16:37:32 -0000 Mailing-List: contact dev-help@harmony.apache.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Post: List-Id: Reply-To: dev@harmony.apache.org Delivered-To: mailing list dev@harmony.apache.org Received: (qmail 25430 invoked by uid 99); 21 Apr 2009 16:37:32 -0000 Received: from nike.apache.org (HELO nike.apache.org) (192.87.106.230) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:37:32 +0000 X-ASF-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.0 required=10.0 tests=SPF_PASS X-Spam-Check-By: apache.org Received-SPF: pass (nike.apache.org: domain of alexey.v.varlamov@gmail.com designates 209.85.219.161 as permitted sender) Received: from [209.85.219.161] (HELO mail-ew0-f161.google.com) (209.85.219.161) by apache.org (qpsmtpd/0.29) with ESMTP; Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:37:22 +0000 Received: by ewy5 with SMTP id 5so1147255ewy.36 for ; Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:37:02 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=o1sTGdVHV/4aORg7LszvIBvSwEGHqLdgmEAfXAkiskc=; b=GfwnIVi9yYxIpoXBs9hmuHtAaPaQtHa1NCKfnqRYcFINmCmCOch/KRolu2xtV1u+PL j2nRLF9oZEuykVNPK4e6mV2upWzwy/o5vbi43i5UbiQ9tXVVdguuBDKuH3CaOSK/1WU4 7F1CnLvgromdh8QRy+bKez5v7bggInu7w8EpQ= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=erd9alUJ86CqjlQxOKRX8imVRt8fZr3lC9LGXHLM8HC83MsASoHITvtlPT/6t67z2L TgJJ0t4fi4K3DJ2SxLSaI+h/cPzsvojJbM3aKMNRqT2J6GRdgr116gXZoriwTllHtipq RK8vrscz3vxP+2fgvpPWQxEh+fsxogym5cDuM= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.216.52.78 with SMTP id d56mr619693wec.143.1240331822326; Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:37:02 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <49EC36BA.8000900@gmail.com> References: <49E866BE.8020909@gmail.com> <49E88E67.3010507@gmail.com> <49EC36BA.8000900@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:37:02 +0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [general] Lesson and roadmap thoughts From: Alexey Varlamov To: dev@harmony.apache.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=KOI8-R Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on apache.org 20 =C1=D0=D2=C5=CC=D1 2009 =C7. 15:47 =D0=CF=CC=D8=DA=CF=D7=C1=D4=C5=CC=D8 = Tim Ellison =CE=C1=D0=C9=D3=C1=CC: > Alexei Fedotov wrote: >> Under resource constraints we may even think of dropping Java 5 in favor= of >> Java 6. This would save Java 6 supporters their merge efforts and nullif= y >> merge bugs. > > Maybe. =9AI hadn't thought of going that far - at least, not without a > reasonable overlap period that allows people to migrate from 5.0 to 6.0 > stream. > > Given we don't make a big deal of publishing the 6.0 stream code today, > I think it would be unreasonable to abandon the 5.0 stream abruptly. =9AW= e > may well get to that point over time. In fact Java5 is still widely used (more than 1/3 of polled audience on average), so surely we should not abandon it now. [1] http://www.misterpoll.com/polls/347384/results [2] http://www.jroller.com/scolebourne/entry/devoxx_2008_whiteboard_votes [3] http://www.jivesoftware.com/jivespace/poll.jspa?poll=3D1021 -- Alexey