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[iam-dev] Strong opinions against using Eclipse 3.4/Ganymede as minimum requirement?
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Hello guys!
I've raised this topic a couple of times now, but I'll try to make this my last :-)
I would like to push the minimum requirements of IAM to 3.4 (i'm tempted to say 3.5).
Why:
- We use dependencies from 3.4, backported for 3.3 (emf databinding): I would happily change the maintenance and IP work for new feature development.
- Some (most?) Eclipse projects target the current future release for its dependencies (like emf). This means that we need to integrate with older versions and don't get a chance to influence current development.
For example, PDE integration would probably need us to work with PDE in order to define the extensions we will need. Also, P2 was not even available in 3.3.
- By the time we release 1.0.0, Eclipse 3.5 will be out.
I know that supporting 3.3 is good for increasing the number of users able to run IAM, but our role as a technology project is to develop new technology. After getting out of the incubator we can think about backwards compatibility.
So, what is your opinion? Do you think we can support 3.3 at this time? (if so, I want names! :-) ).
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Abel Muiño -
http://ramblingabout.wordpress.com/
