Migration Advisory
Customers using Elixir Ambience 3.x ~ 4.x/2020 ~ 2022 are advised to migrate/upgrade to Ambience 2023 and above as there will be no further patches/upgrades to the versions of Akka framework libraries from 01 Sep 2023 onwards due to changes in Akka’s commercial licensing terms:
The official Akka announcement can be found here: Akka License FAQ | Lightbend
What is the Akka framework?
Akka’s messaging framework is used in Ambience 3.x ~ 4.x to send concurrent task messages within an application at runtime while Akka’s HTTP libraries are used for web services in Ambience 2020 ~ 2022 .
The Akka framework will be fully replaced by Elixir’s proprietary web services framework from Ambience 2023 onwards.
What if I choose to continue using Ambience 3.x ~ 4.x/2020 ~ 2022 after 01 Sep 2023 onwards?
Customers who choose to continue using Ambience 3.x ~ 4.x/2020 ~ 2022 can do so. However, there will be no further patches/upgrades to the Akka framework libraries from 01 Sep 2023 onwards.
Are there any documentation(s)?
Customers could refer to the following documentation for more details and the steps to upgrade from Ambience 3.x ~ 4.x/2020 ~ 2022 to Ambience 2023: Migration to AmbienceRepertoire 2023.pdf
Our official migration advisory notice can be found here: