[eclipse-dev] API to be removed from the Runtime/OSGi

[Jeff McAffer <Jeff_McAffer@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Over the course of the 3.0 runtime development
we have proposed several new methods, constants, ... to the API for 3.0.
 Some of those are no longer needed.  In the days leading up
to M8 we would like to remove any of these methods/fields/classes which
will not ulitmately be part of the 3.0 API.  This ensures that as
of M8 the API you see in the plugins is in fact the API we want going forward.

To assist early adopters in dealing
with this change we have been marking these elements with @deprecated.
 

Our intention is to remove these methods
for the next integration build.  This gives users this week to get
off the old API and then next week to work through any issues or new @deprecations
that may come up before we start the M8 build cycle.

Once again, let me stress that these
are deprecations of NEW elements proposed for 3.0.  All
2.1 related API will remain untouched.

Please address any issues or questions
via bug reports or this list.

Jef