Hi regarding download always in using icedtea-web

[Alex Kashchenko]

Hi Sreeram,

On 08/28/2018 01:06 PM, brahmam wrote:
> Hi Alex,
> 
> Thank you for your response.
> 
> I am able to download now (
> https://developers.redhat.com/download-manager/file/java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.181-1.b13.redhat.windows.x86_64.msi).
> I am not sure what wrong I did earlier.

It might be an intermittent server-side glitch.

> I will check it's behavior and let you know the results.
> 
> In the mean time,
> could you please clarify few points to further use
> 1) Is this free/open source ?

These jdk binaries are releases under GPL2+CE.

> 2) how future updates will be available ?

Generally Windows builds for LTS jdks has the same lifetime as in RHEL - 
https://access.redhat.com/articles/1299013#OpenJDK_Lifecycle_Dates_and_RHEL_versions

> 3) can this be directly used in production environments ?

Yes, the same way as with any other GPL2+CE OpenJDK build.


PS: There is also an "unbranded" version of these builds available on 
GitHub (binaries there are not signed with Red Hat certificate) - 
https://github.com/ojdkbuild/ojdkbuild

> 
> 
> Regards,
> Sreeram
> 
> On Tue, Aug 28, 2018 at 12:35 AM Alex Kashchenko <akashche at redhat.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>>
>> On 08/20/2018 10:23 AM, brahmam wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Thank you for the reply.
>>>
>>> 1) Below link is not downloading anything(after logged in)
>>>
>> https://developers.redhat.com/download-manager/file/java-1.8.0-openjdk-1.8.0.181-1.b13.redhat.windows.x86_64.msi
>>>
>>> Instead it opens the below page with *Overview* section
>>
>> Hm, I am not sure what may be wrong with this link, generally links to
>> "https://developers.redhat.com/download-manager" are permanent download
>> links to the content published on RH DevPortal.
>>
>> After the login the following message should appear and download should
>> start:
>>
>> "Thank you for downloading OpenJDK
>> Your download should start automatically. If you have any problems with
>> the download, please use the direct link."
>>
>> If download doesn't work for your account - please feel free to send the
>> details to me off-list - I can bring the issue to the DevPortal people.
>>
>>>
>>> [...]
>>>
>>
>> --
>> -Alex
>>
> 
> 


-- 
-Alex