It is an LTS release that will remain supported for a while. It is also
supported by Quasar 0.8.x, but JDK 13 is not (and JDK 12 will not be
supported for much longer).
This is for several reasons:
* It makes building the main OpenRS2 repository easier, as it no longer
requires a C compiler.
* Pre-built versions for all platforms will be available in the Maven
repository. Many versions might not have access to build environments
for all of the supported operating systems and architectures.
* The bundler module should be able to depend on the pre-built versions
in the Maven repository. The Maven reactor isn't quite clever enough
for this to work, especially when depending on .nar artifacts with a
different operating system or architecture.