Java End of Life Time

Frans Thamura frans at meruvian.org
Mon Feb 13 04:30:09 UTC 2012


I believe, we cant obey and forget windows from ecosystem

Mysql become popular because has windows binary
On Feb 13, 2012 10:09 AM, "Lussier, Denis" <denisl at openscg.com> wrote:

> I agree with what John has said below.   But, I also believe that OpenJDK
> 6 has a very bright future.   It is a mature & major part of many
> production *nix  operating systems and vendors like Redhat (and others)
> have made sure that it is kept up to date with applicable security fixes
> from the newer dev branches.
>
> I believe a major question is...  Do many people really care about using
> OpenJDK 6 on Windoze.   I've been packaging it and making it publically for
> two years and to date the answer is unclear.   Sometimes I think there is
> more interest in building it than using it.  :-)
>
> --Luss
>
>
> On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 6:11 AM, John Yeary <johnyeary at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Why would we want to continue to support JDK6 when the community is
>> focused
>> on JDK7, JDK8, and JDK9. There may a future in someone (company) other
>> than
>> Oracle to provide the support from the OpenJDK side of things. However, I
>> think that the focus should be on getting companied to stay current.
>>
>> John
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>> "Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even
>> though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who
>> neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight
>> that knows not victory nor defeat."
>> -- Theodore Roosevelt
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Frans Thamura <frans at meruvian.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > hi all
>> >
>> > a small question..
>> >
>> > we know the Java 6 will end , a life time support will be come..
>> >
>> > but if, the community product.. we also the community people, can work
>> > together to continue the life time . rather pay to oracle, no all of
>> > us love this model.
>> >
>> > https://java.sys-con.com/node/2154299
>> >
>> > any idea to keep make J6 supported? if oracle ask us for pay for the
>> life
>> > time
>> >
>> >
>> > F
>> >
>>
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