Updating to Java 1.5 API
The previous release was compatible with Java 1.4. This update is the first to use the Java 2D gradient classes that were first added to J2SE in version 5. Previously SVG Salamander used nearly identical code implementing these features that was taken from the Batik project. While this did allow the project to compile for Java 1.4, it did require using third party code that was under a separate Apache license. This update removes that dependency.