Re: Support of log4j2

One thing nobody else mentioned. Given that 3.x requires Java 17 you can be assured that we will continue to support 2.x until Java 11s usage drops down under 10% (or possibly lower) based on the usage surveys. This is the same approach we have had with previous JDK versions. I would not expect that to happen for several years. As was also mentioned, our goal is to minimize the impact for users switching from 2.x to 3.x. 

Ralph

> On Jan 10, 2024, at 7:53 AM, Mickael Maison <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I see that log4j3 is about to release, so I'm wondering what are the
> plans regarding future development and maintenance of log4j2? Do you
> expect to keep releasing new 2.X versions? How long do you expect to
> still maintain 2.X releases?
> 
> To provide a bit of context, the Apache Kafka project is considering
> switching to log4j2, but we're concerned that with log4j3, log4j2 will
> soon enter end of life.
> 
> Also the website states log4j3 will require Java 11 [0] but looking at
> the latest published artifacts [1], it looks like it instead requires
> Java 17 instead. Apache Kafka still supports Java 11 so we can't
> directly adopt log4j3.
> 
> Thanks,
> Mickael
> 
> 0: https://logging.apache.org/log4j/3.x/#requirements
> 1: https://logging.apache.org/log4j/3.x/download.html
> 
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