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Originally posted by afisk
We are currently planning on using 1.4 as the default, although we could alter that decision depending on how many issues crop up. What problems in particular do you see as becoming more troublesome for users than 1.3? Any thoughts on this Jens?
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I can only speek for me and the few people I have talked to in email messages. For me 1.3 is less stable than 1.4 DP102, but without DP 102 I did only run a very short time. For me the 1.3 JVM runs only a few hours up to a day, but no longer than a day without wierd lockups and such ilks. On 1.4 DP102 I can run for several days, up to a week or more. But from rememberings the unpatched 1.4 JVM is not very stable. The DP102 has the one crash remaining that Apple appearently has fixed in the Panther version.
A more pressing question is if the stock 1.4 JVM without the DP102 patch is stable enough for most users, I have to admit I have not tested it. It is also rather difficult to test as the DP102 patch cannot be uninstalled and you need to reinstall OS X from scratch to regain the old version. As I do not have a test system I did not do that as it is too painfull for me.