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<p class="xxxxxxxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"><b>Per the JDK 17 schedule , we are now in the Release Candidate Phase [1][2].</b> 
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxxxxxxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxxxxxxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"><b>Please advise if you find any issues while testing the latest Early Access builds.</b> 
<o:p></o:p></p>
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Schedule: <o:p></o:p></li><ul type="disc">
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<b>2021/08/05       Initial Release Candidate </b><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l5 level2 lfo1;background:white">
2021/08/19        Final Release Candidate <o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l5 level2 lfo1;background:white">
2021/09/14        General Availability <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="xxxxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0cm">The overall feature set is frozen. No further JEPs will be targeted to this release.  <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxxxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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Features integrated in JDK 17:  <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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JEP 306: <a href="https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/306">Restore Always-Strict Floating-Point Semantics</a>  <o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxxxxxxxxmsonormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo3">
JEP 356: <a href="https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/356">Enhanced Pseudo-Random Number Generators</a>  <o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxxxxxxxxmsonormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;mso-list:l3 level2 lfo3">
JEP 382: <a href="https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/382">New macOS Rendering Pipeline</a>  <o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo3">JEP 391: <a href="https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/391">
macOS/AArch64 Port</a>  <o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo3">JEP 398: <a href="https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/398">
Deprecate the Applet API for Removal</a>  <o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo3">JEP 403: <a href="https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/403">
Strongly Encapsulate JDK Internals</a>  <o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo3">JEP 406: <a href="https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/406">
Pattern Matching for switch (Preview)</a>  <o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo3">JEP 407: <a href="https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/407">
Remove RMI Activation</a>  <o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo3">JEP 409: <a href="https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/409">
Sealed Classes</a>  <o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo3">JEP 410: <a href="https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/410">
Remove the Experimental AOT and JIT Compiler</a>  <o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo3">JEP 411: <a href="https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/411">
Deprecate the Security Manager for Removal</a>  <o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo3">JEP 412: <a href="https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/412">
Foreign Function & Memory API (Incubator)</a>  <o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo3">JEP 414: <a href="https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/414">
Vector API (Second Incubator)</a>  <o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l3 level2 lfo3">JEP 415: <a href="https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/415">
Context-Specific Deserialization Filters</a>  <o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="xxxxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="xxxxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"><b>OpenJDK 17 Early Access build 35 is available at
</b><a href="https://jdk.java.net/17"><b>https://jdk.java.net/17</b></a>  <o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="xxxxxxmsonormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">
These early-access , open-source builds are provided under the <o:p></o:p></li><ul type="disc">
<li class="xxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l1 level2 lfo4"><a href="https://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html">GNU General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception</a> 
<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<li class="xxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">Release Notes are available at
<a href="https://jdk.java.net/17/release-notes">https://jdk.java.net/17/release-notes</a>  
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4">Changes in recent builds that maybe of interest: <o:p></o:p></li><ul type="disc">
<li class="xxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l1 level2 lfo4">JDK-8270866: NPE in DocTreePath.getTreePath() [build 33]<o:p></o:p></li><ul type="disc">
<li class="xxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l1 level3 lfo4">Reported by jOOQ<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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</ul>
<p class="xxxxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxxxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"><b>Topics of Interest:  </b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5">
The latest Newscast covers 17's <a href="https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/356">JEP 356</a>: Enhanced Pseudo-Random Number Generators -
<a href="https://inside.java/2021/07/29/insidejava-newscast-009/">Here</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5">
The latest JEP Café cover 17's <a href="https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/409">JEP 409</a> : Sealed Classes -
<a href="https://inside.java/2021/07/22/jepcafe2/">Here</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo5">
A few updates to <a href="https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/411">JEP 411</a>: Deprecate the Security Manager for Removal -
<a href="https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/security-dev/2021-July/026806.html">
Here</a><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="xxxxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="xxxxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"><b>OpenJDK 18 Early Access build 9 is available at
</b><a href="https://jdk.java.net/18"><b>https://jdk.java.net/18</b></a>  <o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type="disc">
<li class="xxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l6 level1 lfo6">These early-access , open-source builds are provided under the <o:p></o:p></li><ul type="disc">
<li class="xxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l6 level2 lfo6"><a href="https://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html">GNU General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception</a>
<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<li class="xxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l6 level1 lfo6">Release Notes are available at
<a href="https://jdk.java.net/18/release-notes">https://jdk.java.net/18/release-notes</a>
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l6 level1 lfo6">Changes in recent builds that maybe of interest:
<o:p></o:p></li><ul type="disc">
<li class="xxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l6 level2 lfo6">JDK-8225082: Remove IdenTrust certificate that is expiring in September 2021 [build 9]<o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l6 level2 lfo6">JDK-8251329: Zip File System Provider Throws ZipException when entry name element contains "." or ".." [build 9]<o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l6 level2 lfo6">JDK-8271359: NPE in DocTreePath.getTreePath() [build 8]<o:p></o:p></li><ul type="disc">
<li class="xxxxxxxxxmsolistparagraph" style="mso-list:l6 level3 lfo6">Reported by jOOQ<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p><b>July 2021 Critical Patch Update Released</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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As part of the July 2021, we released JDK 16.0.2, JDK 11.0.12 LTS, JDK 8u301 and JDK 7u311 as well as OpenJDK 16.0.2 (publicly available)<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="xxxxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0cm">R<span style="color:windowtext">egards<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxxxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0cm"><span style="color:windowtext">Deepak</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxxxxxmsonormal" style="margin:0cm">  <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">[1] <a href="https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2021-August/005894.html">
https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2021-August/005894.html</a><br>
[2] <a href="https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2021-August/005906.html">
https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2021-August/005906.html</a><br>
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