[jakartaee-platform-dev] Java SE 8 or 11 for Jakarta EE 9?

["Kevin Sutter" <sutter@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Since we're trying
to nail down the Jakarta EE 9 content before early December, I'm going
to start a few separate threads to discuss the major topics.

Should Jakarta
EE 9 keep Java SE 8 as the minimum, or should we move to Java SE 11?  

Note, even if
we decide to move to Java SE 11 as the minimum, this does not mean that
we will require JPMS.  We're only talking about the runtime support.
 Also, even if we decide to stick with Java SE 8 as the minimum, compatible
implementations could support any version of Java SE 8 and beyond.

Java SE 8 Pros

• Consistent with Java EE 8 and Jakarta EE 8.  Limits migration concerns.
• No need to provide the "missing" Java EE technologies that were removed from Java SE 11.
• Still has a long support cycle (2025?).

Java SE 11 Pros

• Latest and greatest LTS release for Java.

As you can
see, I'm having a tough time justifying the move to Java SE 11 -- especially
with all of the required work for Jakarta EE 9, namely the jakarta namespace
change.

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Kevin Sutter 
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