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		jerrysievert on April 1, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What do you want to see in Ubuntu 17.10? - FLAVOR: Ubuntu Core - HEADLINE: Modern V8 - DESCRIPTION: Node.js, PLV8, and Chrome all require a modern version on V8. Ubuntu ships with 3.14, which is 4 years old, and does not support modern Javascript. Bringing this to something modern (5.8+) would be a huge win. - ROLE/AFFILIATION: maintainer of PLV8

JdeBP on April 1, 2017 [–]

Have you made an attempt to speak to Jérémy Lal, Jonas Smedegaard, or Balint Reczey?

* https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/libv8-3.14

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