Moving Java Forward Faster

[Rory O'Donnell]

Hi Vincent,

Thanks for your feedback, I don't have answers to your query.
I suggest you ask in the relevant mailing list ?

Rgds,Rory


On 07/09/2017 13:12, Vincent Privat wrote:
> Thank you Rory for the update. This is quite a change!
> What does it mean for JavaFX/OpenJFX? Will it finally be fully 
> integrated in OpenJDK instead of being a separate product?
> This is currently a problem for us as not all environments (Linux, 
> Docker, etc.) provide natively Java FX :(
> Vincent
>
> 2017-09-07 11:06 GMT+02:00 Rory O'Donnell <rory.odonnell at oracle.com 
> <mailto:rory.odonnell at oracle.com>>:
>
>     Hi Vincent,
>
>     Oracle is proposing a rapid release model for Java SE going-forward.
>
>     The high points are highlighted below, details of the changes can
>     be found on Mark Reinhold’s blog [1] , OpenJDK discussion email
>     list [2].
>
>     Under the proposed release model, after JDK 9, we will adopt a
>     strict, time-based model with a new major release every six
>     months, update releases every quarter, and a long-term support
>     release every three years.
>
>     The new JDK Project will run a bit differently than the past "JDK
>     $N" Projects:
>
>     - The main development line will always be open but fixes,
>     enhancements, and features will be merged only when they're nearly
>     finished. The main line will be Feature Complete [3] at all times.
>
>     - We'll continue to use the JEP Process [4] for new features and
>     other significant changes. The bar to target a JEP to a specific
>     release will, however, be higher since the work must be Feature
>     Complete in order to go in. Owners of large or risky features will
>     be strongly encouraged to split such features up into smaller and
>     safer parts, to integrate earlier in the release cycle, and to
>     publish separate lines of early-access builds prior to integration.
>
>     The JDK Updates Project will run in much the same way as the past
>     "JDK $N" Updates Projects, though update releases will be strictly
>     limited to fixes of security issues, regressions, and bugs in
>     newer features.
>
>     Related to this proposal, we intend to make a few changes in what
>     we do:
>
>     - Starting with JDK 9 we'll ship OpenJDK builds under the GPL [5],
>     to make it easier for developers to deploy Java applications to
>     cloud environments. We'll initially publish OpenJDK builds for
>     Linux/x64, followed later by builds for macOS/x64 and Windows/x64.
>
>     - We'll continue to ship proprietary "Oracle JDK" builds, which
>     include "commercial features" [6] such as Java Flight Recorder and
>     Mission Control [7], under a click-through binary-code license
>     [8]. Oracle will continue to offer paid support for these builds.
>
>     - After JDK 9 we'll open-source the commercial features in order
>     to make the OpenJDK builds more attractive to developers and to
>     reduce the differences between those builds and the Oracle JDK.
>     This will take some time, but the ultimate goal is to make OpenJDK
>     and Oracle JDK builds completely interchangeable.
>
>     - Finally, for the long term we'll work with other OpenJDK
>     contributors to establish an open build-and-test infrastructure.
>     This will make it easier to publish early-access builds for
>     features in development, and eventually make it possible for the
>     OpenJDK Community itself to publish authoritative builds of the JDK.
>
>     Questions , comments, feedback to OpenJDK discuss mailing list [2]
>
>     Rgds,Rory
>
>     [1]https://mreinhold.org/blog/forward-faster
>     <https://mreinhold.org/blog/forward-faster>
>     [2]http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/discuss/2017-September/004281.html
>     <http://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/discuss/2017-September/004281.html>
>     [3]http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk8/milestones#Feature_Complete
>     <http://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk8/milestones#Feature_Complete>
>     [4]http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/0 <http://openjdk.java.net/jeps/0>
>     [5]http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html
>     <http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>
>     [6]http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/terms/products/index.html
>     <http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/terms/products/index.html>
>     [7]http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javaseproducts/mission-control/index.html
>     <http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javaseproducts/mission-control/index.html>
>     [8]http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/terms/license/index.html
>     <http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/terms/license/index.html>
>
>

-- 
Rgds,Rory O'Donnell
Quality Engineering Manager
Oracle EMEA , Dublin, Ireland