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Re: [cross-project-issues-dev] jdt.core move to Java 7 BREE
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> Am 04.03.2015 um 13:53 schrieb Mike Milinkovich <mike.milinkovich@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
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> On 04/03/2015 4:15 PM, Martin Lippert wrote:
>> I am not sure whether this “end of public updates” date reflects what is going on inside organizations.
>> Oracle still offers support for Java6 until Dec 2015, and extended support for Dec 2018.
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>> http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/eol-135779.html#java-commercial-offerings
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> Sure. And I'm also sure if you pay Microsoft enough money you can get support for Windows XP as well. That doesn't make it current.
And we have a solution for this too --> LTS. If someone wants support for Eclipse for an older version of Java, then LTS would be the obvious recommendation. :)
> I guess we just need to come up with a common definition of what we mean by "current version".
I say: it should be every version receiving security updates public and free accessible for the community (committers, contributors and users). As of May 2015, Java 7 will fall out of that list. But that's just my two cents.
-Gunnar
