[11u] RFR: JDK-8252258: JDK-8242154 changes the default vendor

[Andrew Hughes]

On 02:43 Mon 07 Sep     , Langer, Christoph wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
> 
> thanks for spotting this and creating the fix.
> 
> While I think, N/A is the better default for OpenJDK, compared to Oracle Corporation, I have to admit that that's not something that should be changed during a release lifecycle. So, LGTM. And, I agree, this should go into 11.0.9.
> 
> Cheers
> Christoph
> 

Thanks for the review. I agree N/A is the right change for future JDKs
(14 and up), but yes, changing it in a release JDK caused some
surprise here, as we've tended to rely on these defaults for maximum
compatibility.

I'll flag with jdk11u-critical-request.

Thanks,
-- 
Andrew :)

Senior Free Java Software Engineer
OpenJDK Package Owner
Red Hat, Inc. (http://www.redhat.com)

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