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| Maven Compatibility Plan |
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| Hervé Boutemy |
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| 2020-05-20 |
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| Maven Compatibility Plan |
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| * Scope |
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| This page describes the plan on: |
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| [[1]] minimum <<Java>> runtime prerequisite for Maven components and plugins, |
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| [[2]] minimum <<Maven>> runtime prerequisite for plugins. |
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| Current minimum runtime prerequisites for latest plugins release is visible in a {{{https://builds.apache.org/view/M-R/view/Maven/job/dist-tool-plugin/site/dist-tool-prerequisites.html}daily generated report}}. |
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| * Maven Plan |
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| * Until 2012 (?), Maven 2.2.1 + Java 5 prerequisites, with plugins versions in 2.x |
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| * Since 2012 (?), Maven 3.0 + Java 7 prerequisites, with plugins in 3.0 |
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| * (WIP) discussions on Maven > 3.0.x (3.1 or 3.2 or 3.3? details still TDB) + Java 8 prerequisites |
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| * Context |
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| * Maven core history with Java prerequisite is available in the {{{/docs/history.html}release notes}} |
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| * JDK/JRE availability dates: |
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| * Java 5 (2004) is closed source, End of Public Update in 2009 |
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| * Java 6 (2006) is Open Source, maintained at OpenJDK until ... |
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| * Java 7 (2011) is Open Source, maintained at OpenJDK at least until June 2020 |
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| * Java 8 (2014) is Open Source, maintained at OpenJDK at least until September 2023 |
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| * Java 11 (LTS, 2019) is Open Source, maintained at OpenJDK at least until ... |
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| * see {{{https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nFGazvrCvHMZJgFstlbzoHjpAVwv5DEdnaBr_5pKuHo}Java Is Still Free}} |
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