[tor-bugs] #18861 [Metrics/metrics-lib]: start thinking about using java8

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#18861: start thinking about using java8
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 Reporter:  iwakeh               |          Owner:  karsten
     Type:  task                 |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium               |      Milestone:
Component:  Metrics/metrics-lib  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal               |     Resolution:
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Comment (by iwakeh):

 Oh, you're right. Sorry, I was so happy to see java8 finally in Debian
 that I overlook the backports entry in sources.list.

 Hope this doesn't totally out-rule thinking about it here?

 At least backports is a debian service just for this purpose.
 Quote from [https://wiki.debian.org/Backports debian]:

 > You are running [https://wiki.debian.org/DebianStable Debian stable]
 because you prefer the stable Debian tree. It runs great, there is just
 one problem: The software is a little bit outdated compared to other
 distributions. That is where backports come in.


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 What about the benchmark-source-code? Shouldn't it be added somewhere to
 the metrics-lib repo?

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