Build changes for 7176225: Remove JDBC-ODBC Bridge

[John Yeary]

Thanks Ulf, that was my exact point Ulf. Although, you were much more
eloquent.

One of the most consistent things that Java has done is ensuring backwards
compatibility. The removal of something like the JDBC-ODBC bridge will
cause issues later. We tell people to upgrade all the time. Security
problems arise and we patch them followed by a message to tell folks to
upgrade. The consumer JRE even has a reminder application which asks them
if they want to upgrade. One click, and their applications stop working.

Although I don't do anything now with MS Access, I see these nice Swing
applications which end up with an Access database. The software that runs a
number of Yoga studios has this configuration. It is the small businesses
which rely on the cheaper Access based applications which will have
problems.

If ever there was a case for Jigsaw this is it. Oracle if you don't want to
upgrade, or enhance it that is OK. However, leave it there for those who
need it.

Just my thoughts.

John
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On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 7:57 AM, Ulf Zibis <Ulf.Zibis at cosoco.de> wrote:

> Am 26.10.2012 23:39, schrieb Alan Bateman:
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>> The JDBC-ODBC bridge has never been in OpenJDK, it's just the make files.
>>
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> I know, but is it still in Oracle JDK?
>
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>  I don't think it has really been necessary for many years anyway as so
>> many JDBC drivers available.
>>
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> For a quick connection to a MS Access DB it has been useful, even if not
> perfect.
> I'm not aware of any other free or open source JDBC-driver to connect to
> ...
> ... and MS Access is widely used by "semi-professionals" ;-)
>
> -Ulf
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>