Re: [m2e-users] moving m2e to java7 past kepler sr0

[Max Rydahl Andersen <max.andersen@xxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
> If an IT-department is unwilling to upgrade the JVM's, what makes you think
> they'd be willing to upgrade Eclipse and m2e? I'd consider them both vital
> part of the "locked down" development platforms. So why is this a problem?

its two different dimensions - runtimes installed/used considered part of the OS.

Again, if move to Java 7 actually provided end-user value and users were moving fast to
Java 7 I would be much less concerned :)

/max

> 
> - thomas
> 
> On 2013-05-30 20:59, Tonny Madsen wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> Igor,
> 
> You write: " Does anyone have a good reasons to stay with java 6 past this
> coming
> June? ("my IT department is too retarded to allow java7" is probably not
> a good reason). "
> 
> I don't know if you ever worked in the IT department of a large bank,
> offshore consultancy company or a similar institution, but... these
> organizations want to control the amount of support and maintenance by
> locking down the used platforms. "Retarded"??? I'm pretty sure most IT
> people would make the same choices given the available resources in the IT
> departments!
> 
> Java 7 might make your life easier, but is that really reason enough to
> alienate an insignificant part of your users?
> 
> /Tonny
> 
> --
> Tonny Madsen
> My profiles:
> 
> 
> On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 4:10 AM, Igor Fedorenko < igor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
> wrote:
> 
> 
> I'd like to propose moving m2e to require java7 execution environment
> after Kepler SR0 is out. I am getting really addicted to
> try-with-resources syntax [1], and with java6 past it's eol [2] already,
> I see little/no reasons to stick with this version any longer.
> 
> Does anyone have a good reasons to stay with java 6 past this coming
> June? ("my IT department is too retarded to allow java7" is probably not
> a good reason).
> 
> [1]
> http://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/essential/exceptions/tryResourceClose.html
> [2] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/eol-135779.html
> 
> --
> Regards,
> Igor
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/max