{"id":3543,"date":"2019-01-28T07:00:17","date_gmt":"2019-01-28T01:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.upnxtblog.com\/?p=3543"},"modified":"2021-04-30T13:37:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T08:07:20","slug":"free-updates-for-java-8-will-end-by-jan-2019what-are-options","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.upnxtblog.com\/index.php\/2019\/01\/28\/free-updates-for-java-8-will-end-by-jan-2019what-are-options\/","title":{"rendered":"FREE Updates for Java 8 will end by Jan 2019,what are options ?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Java SE 8 was released on March 18th<\/sup>\u00a0in 2014.Oracle JDK 8\u00a0would be undergoing the\u00a0\u201cEnd of Public Updates\u201d<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>process, which means there are no longer free updates\/security fixes for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>commercial use post Jan 2019,<\/span><\/p>\n

In this post,we explore different options before us.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Image – Java SE 8 Options (click to enlarge)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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  1. The\u00a0OpenJDK<\/a>\u00a0community creates and maintains the (GPLv2+CE) open-source Reference Implementation (RI) of the\u00a0Java SE<\/strong>\u00a0Specification\u00a0<\/strong>as governed by the\u00a0Java Community Process<\/a>\u00a0(JCP) and defined through an umbrella Java Specification Request (JSR) for each feature release.<\/li>\n
  2. Oracle OpenJDK build<\/a>\u00a0under the Open Source (GPLv2+CE) license and will follow the new six-month release cadence<\/em>\n

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    Image – New Oracle OpenJDK Release Plan<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
  3. For Personal Use :<\/span><\/strong>\n
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    1. Security Fixes\/Updates would be available through December 2020 for personal desktop use.<\/li>\n
    2. Post 2020, You can continue to use Oracle JDK 8 indefinitely without updates or move to other Open JDK builds\/Oracle JDK.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
    3. For Commercial Use :<\/span><\/strong>\n
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      1. There are No FREE Security Fixes\/ updates for commercial use after January 2019.<\/li>\n
      2. If you want to continue on Java SE 8<\/strong>\u00a0or previous versions post Jan 2019,you would need to purchase Java SE Subscription from Oracle which is about $25 per processor per month for server and cloud deployments.For Desktop price is about $2.50 per user per month.For more information, and details on how to receive longer term support for Oracle JDK 8, please see the Oracle\u00a0Java SE Support Roadmap<\/a>.\n

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        Image – Oracle Java SE Support Roadmap<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>\n
      3. You can switch to Java SE 9 or any of the equivalent Oracle Open JDK builds<\/strong>. OpenJDK builds follows\u00a0 six-month cadence with scheduled quarterly security updates.<\/li>\n
      4. If you’re concerned about receiving updates\/fixes on six-month cadence then you can consider switching to paid subscription on Oracle JDK.<\/li>\n
      5. You can also switch to other Java SE \/ OpenJDK providers<\/strong> who provide either updates and\/or paid support options<\/li>\n
      6. If you’re not concerned about updates\/fixes,you can actually build from source from any of them below<\/strong> (OpenJDK, no commercial support)\n
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        1. Mercurial:\u00a0http:\/\/hg.openjdk.java.net\/<\/a><\/li>\n
        2. Tarballs (7+):\u00a0https:\/\/openjdk-sources.osci.io\/<\/a><\/li>\n
        3. AdoptOpenJDK:\u00a0https:\/\/www.github.com\/AdoptOpenJDK\/openjdk-build<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
        4. Below are some of the Free Binary Distributions<\/strong>\n
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          1. AdoptOpenJDK<\/a>\u00a0(check blog post here.)<\/li>\n
          2. Azul Zulu<\/a>\u00a0Zulu\u00ae<\/sup>\u00a0certified builds of\u00a0OpenJDK<\/a>\u00a0are fully compliant with the Java SE standard<\/li>\n
          3. Various Linux distros (like Ubuntu,Debian etc.,) will continue to provide OpenJDK builds<\/li>\n
          4. Oracle <\/a>OpenJDK<\/a> builds\u200a<\/a><\/li>\n
          5. SapMachine<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n
          6. There are also OpenJDK binary distributions from an alternative OpenJDK providers<\/strong>, i.e. Linux distros,\u00a0AdoptOpenJDK<\/a>,\u00a0Azul<\/a>,\u00a0IBM<\/a>,\u00a0Red Hat<\/a>, and others.\n
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            1. Azul Systems<\/a><\/li>\n
            2. IBM <\/a>OpenJDK<\/a><\/li>\n
            3. Oracle <\/a>OpenJDK<\/a><\/li>\n
            4. RedHat<\/a> OpenJDK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              There\u2019s been considerable confusion post\u00a0\u201cEnd of Public Updates\u201d<\/em>\u00a0note from Oracle but given the fact there lot of options,we just need to take right decision and move on.<\/p>\n

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