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

[Martin Lippert <lippert@xxxxxxx>]

Hey!

Thanks, Max, for the heads-up here.

Yes, I can confirm very similar numbers from both the Spring Tool Suite 
and the Groovy/Grails Tool Suite. We have about 55% running on Java6. 
This number is even a bit higher on Mac (about 60%).

I also share the motivation for moving to Java7, but it would cut off 
something between 50% and 60% of our users (roughly speaking). So please 
don't exclude them from new m2e versions that soon...!!! :-)

Thanks!!!
-Martin



On 30.05.13 11:51, Max Rydahl Andersen wrote:
> I've pinged Martin Lippert from STS who confirmed similar numbers but he'll follow on this thread with the exact numbers.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > 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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