![]() ![]() Oracle JDK 8 is undergoing the “End of Public Updates” process, which means there are no longer free updates for commercial use after January 2019. There are implementations of Java SE from various providers (such as Azul, Eclipse, IBM, Red Hat, Oracle, SAP, and others), the most common of these being Oracle JDK. The OpenJDK community creates and maintains the (GPLv2+CE) open-source Reference Implementation (RI) of the Java SE Specification as governed by the Java Community Process (JCP) and defined through an umbrella Java Specification Request (JSR) for each feature release. Java SE / OpenJDK / Oracle’s OpenJDK Builds / Oracle JDK This is possible because multiple providers offer implementations of the Java SE specification. You can still get the Oracle JDK, Oracle’s OpenJDK builds and OpenJDK by other providers for free (see the callout and the rest of the section for the nuances on this). There are also plans around free updates, and (new and existing) paid support models available from various vendors to consider. ![]() With the recent changes to Oracle JDK distribution and support, there’s been considerable uncertainty over the rights to use Oracle JDK vs Oracle’s OpenJDK builds vs OpenJDK builds from other providers. I’m re-iterating the start of the document, so you have a clear understanding of what your options are for getting Java 8 and 11 going forwards. To combat this the Java Champions wrote a combined “Java Is Still Free” document. The information by Oracle was often misread, misinterpreted and misunderstood with the added complication of many folks not understanding their options going forward. But this year there were some major announcements by Oracle on their positioning around Java support and subscription licensing which has sent the ecosystem into a bit of a tailspin. I traditionally write up a retrospective on the year from the perspective of the Java Ecosystem. ![]()
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