Java 6 EOL Update

[Dalibor Topic]

On 2/17/12 12:41 AM, Donald Smith wrote:
> OpenJDK'ers,
> 
> For those that follow the BCL licensed "Oracle JDK", we just wanted to advise everyone that the Java 6 public EOL (for the Oracle JDK) has been pushed to November, 2012.  Also, we've described the criteria for setting the EOL to help understand future releases as well.  This has actually been the long standing criteria, but now clarified.
> 
> More details can be found here:
> https://blogs.oracle.com/henrik/entry/updated_java_6_eol_date
> 
> Please let us know if you have any questions, here or on the blog.

Since OpenJDK 6 receives the applicable security fixes until the public 
EOL of 6, that basically means it just got a valentine's present of a 
couple more months, right?

cheers,
dalibor topic
-- 
Oracle <http://www.oracle.com>
Dalibor Topic | Java F/OSS Ambassador
Phone: +494023646738 <tel:+494023646738> | Mobile: +491772664192 <tel:+491772664192>
Oracle Java Platform Group

ORACLE Deutschland B.V. & Co. KG | Nagelsweg 55 | 20097 Hamburg

ORACLE Deutschland B.V. & Co. KG
Hauptverwaltung: Riesstr. 25, D-80992 München
Registergericht: Amtsgericht München, HRA 95603
Geschäftsführer: Jürgen Kunz

Komplementärin: ORACLE Deutschland Verwaltung B.V.
Hertogswetering 163/167, 3543 AS Utrecht, Niederlande
Handelsregister der Handelskammer Midden-Niederlande, Nr. 30143697
Geschäftsführer: Alexander van der Ven, Astrid Kepper, Val Maher

Green Oracle <http://www.oracle.com/commitment> Oracle is committed to developing practices and products that help protect the environment