Re: Merging two gif images in JDK 1.1.8 using AWT
Dineshkumar wrote:
Lew <l...@lewscanon.com> wrote:
Just out of curiosity, why such an obsolete version of Java? Even
Java 5 is in End-of-Life now, and is long in the tooth after four
years. Java 1.2 has been out since 1998.
Dineshkumar wrote:
we have to develop the application such a way that it should be
backward compatible. our application should run in lower JRE 1.1.8 and
also with the latest and greatest version JRE 1.5.
Huh? Java 5 is already in End-of-Life after four years in the field. How is
that the latest and greatest version?
But why support such old versions, I ask again? Who do you expect to run this
software using obsolete JVMs?
Very, very few installations are running anything earlier than Java 1.3 on the
desktop or enterprise any more, and not that many did to begin with, given
that Java's popularity didn't start to really soar until after 1.2 came out.
Furthermore, it is easy for users of a Java package to upgrade to a recent
version. (This is different from enterprises running custom packages where
they have to regression-test upgrades. Normal users let the vendor do the
regression testing.)
Is it really worth limiting yourself so severely in order to get such a
marginal increase in potential audience?
Inquiring minds want to know. Basically, I'm curious what forces drive this
decision. I analogize it to making sure a Windows program will run under
Windows 3.1. Sure, that might buy a few customers, but at the expense of
sharply limiting functionality for the overwhelming majority that have at
least Windows 2000 by now, and possibly losing share in that much, much larger
segment.
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Lew