Hi,
I am expecting Tomcat 12 to be released - or get close to release - in
the next 12 months. Following our usual pattern, that means we'd
deprecate 9.0.x around the same time.
The first 9.0.x release was November 2015 with the first stable release
in January 2018.
We have previously discussed various forms of extended Tomcat 9 support
because it is the last Tomcat version that supports that Java EE API.
With the above in mind, I'd like to propose the following:
- Set EOL for 9.0.x as 31 March 2027
- Plan for 9.1.x releases to start in April 2027
- 9.1.x to different from 9.0.x in the following ways (all aligned with
10.1.x):
- No APR support
- Require Tomcat Native 2.x (was 1.3.x)
- Minimum Java version is 11
Other, minor, enhancements may be back-ported from 10.1.x to 9.1.x.
Ideally, 9.1.x becomes 10.1x but with the Java EE API.
All of the above to be announced in around a month's time.
Thoughts?
Mark
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