Winter Is Coming for Java Updates

However, this time things are different as a consequence of changes Oracle has made to the release cadence of the OpenJDK and the licensing of the Oracle JDK binary (there are some useful Q&As from my good friend, Sharat Chander, here). Essentially three factors produce the perfect storm for Java updates:

We are now faced with no more free public updates from Oracle for either OpenJDK 8 or OpenJDK 11. Different OpenJDK distributions come with varying options for support, the speed of availability of updates, TCK testing, operating system support and versions (Azul are still providing commercial support for OpenJDK 6 if you need this).

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