Hi Benedikt,
*Release Announcement: General Availability of Java 16 / JDK 16 *
**
* JDK 16, the reference implementation of Java 16, is now Generally
Available. [1]
* GPL-licensed OpenJDK builds from Oracle are available here:
http://jdk.java.net/16/ <http://jdk.java.net/16/>
* JDK 16 Release notes
<https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/16-relnotes.html>
*JDK 16 includes the following features [2]:*
* JEP 338:Vector API (Incubator) <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/338>
* JEP 347:Enable C++14 Language Features
<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/347>
* JEP 357:Migrate from Mercurial to Git
<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/357>
* JEP 369:Migrate to GitHub <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/369>
* JEP 376:ZGC: Concurrent Thread-Stack Processing
<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/376>
* JEP 380:Unix-Domain Socket Channels <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/380>
* JEP 386:Alpine Linux Port <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/386>
* JEP 387:Elastic Metaspace <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/387>
* JEP 388:Windows/AArch64 Port <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/388>
* JEP 389:Foreign Linker API (Incubator)
<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/389>
* JEP 390:Warnings for Value-Based Classes
<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/390>
* JEP 392:Packaging Tool <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/392>
* JEP 393:Foreign-Memory Access API (Third Incubator)
<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/393>
* JEP 394:Pattern Matching for instanceof
<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/394>
* JEP 395:Records <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/395>
* JEP 396:Strongly Encapsulate JDK Internals by Default
<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/396>
* JEP 397:Sealed Classes (Second Preview)
<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/397>
Thanks to everyone who contributed to JDK 16, whether by creating
features or enhancements, logging bugs, or
downloading and testing the early-access builds.
*OpenJDK 17 Early Access build 13 is now available at
http://jdk.java.net/17 <http://jdk.java.net/17/>
*
**
* These early access, open source builds are provided under the GNU
General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception
<http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>.
* JEPs targeted to JDK 17, so far:
o JEP 356: Enhanced Pseudo-Random Number Generators
<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/356>
* Release Notes are available at http://jdk.java.net/17/release-notes
<http://jdk.java.net/17/release-notes>
* Significant changes since the last availability email:
o JDK-8259709: Disable SHA-1 XML Signatures (b13)
o JDK-6323374: (coll) Optimize Collections.unmodifiable* and
synchronized*(b13)
o JDK-8139348: Deprecate 3DES and RC4 in Kerberos (b12)
o JDK-8259662: Don't wrap SocketExceptions into SSLExceptions in
SSLSocketImpl (b11)
o JDK-8235139: Deprecate the socket impl factory mechanism(b10)
o JDK-8225081: Remove Telia Company CA certificate expiring in
April 2021(b9)
*Project Lanai Early-Access Builds
*
* EA 10 Build 17-lanai+3-133 (2021/3/2) is available -
http://jdk.java.net/lanai/
* These early access, open source builds are provided under the GNU
General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception
<http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>.
*Project Loom Early-Access Builds*
* Build 17-loom+4-174 (2021/3/12) is available - http://jdk.java.net/loom/
* These early access, open source builds are provided under the GNU
General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception
<http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>.
*Project Panama Early-Access Builds
*
* Build 17-panama+2-51 (2021/2/12) is available -
http://jdk.java.net/panama/
* These early access, open source builds are provided under the GNU
General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception
<http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>.
Rgds,Rory
[1] https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2021-March/005188.html
[2] https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/16/
<https://openjdk.java.net/projects/jdk/16/>
