FW: openjdk.java.net site - inconsistencies

[Tim Bell]

On 9/11/19 12:52 AM, Śliwińska, Ewa wrote:
> I just send above e-mail to help at openjdk.java.net 
> <mailto:help at openjdk.java.net>. And I received the response that the 
> mailbox is not available.
> Now I’m really confused, I found this address on FAQ wiki, why it does 
> not work?

I checked the help at openjdk.java.net list just now, and that should be 
working.  This reply message will be another test.

> first, sorry to send it here – I’m still not sure if it’s the right 
> place, but I put some time into this and didn’t find anything better.

web-discuss at openjdk.java.net is good for this topic.  One thing that 
happened was your message was held up for moderation.  Please sign up 
for the list before sending again:
     https://mail.openjdk.java.net/mailman/listinfo/web-discuss

> I have few comments/questions about openjdk.java.net site itself.
> 
> 1. On https://openjdk.java.net/install/, there is such an information:
> 
> “As an example, the archives for JDK 11 may be found on jdk.java.net/11 
> <https://jdk.java.net/11> and may be extracted on the command line using”
> 
> But under given link (https://jdk.java.net/11/) there is no JDK to download.

I updated the web page at https://openjdk.java.net/install/ to point the 
way to JDK 12 which is our current GA (General Availability) release:
     https://jdk.java.net/12/

https://jdk.java.net is intended to focus on our most recent Early 
Access builds.  For example, Early Access JDK 13 and JDK 14 builds are 
available there for people to try out and send feedback:
     https://jdk.java.net/

> 2. On the same page (https://openjdk.java.net/install/) there are no 
> information whether it is possible to download older version of JDK for 
> Windows – even if not, it would be good to write there.

Look on the the Oracle Technology Network for commercial JDK builds from 
Oracle under a non-open-source license, for a range of platforms 
(including Windows):

     https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html


> 3. And the last thing. Actually I discovered it when looking for the 
> place to report this. On http://openjdk.java.net/faq/, in couple of 
> places there is information that Oracle works on JDK 7… This is highly 
> outdated, am I right?

You are correct - that FAQ page is dated December 2010.  The latest full 
release available this week is JDK 12.  JDK 13 is a Release Candidate 
now and is almost ready for GA.  Check back next week for news on that 
when the annual conference gets started:

    Java Keynote: The Future of Java Is Now
    https://www.oracle.com/code-one/agenda.html#learn-more

> Hope all this could be fixed and waiting for your response.

I hope this reply helps clarify the situation.

Best regards-

Tim Bell