On Wed, 2 Apr 2025 10:29:00 GMT, Daniel Gredler <dgred...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> The biggest issue with >> [JDK-8294427](https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8294427) is that it was >> backported to older updates, including JDK 11, which is still in use on >> legacy systems. I think it's reasonable to assume that JDK 25 is supported >> on Windows 7 and later. However, it would be good to add a notice in JBS >> stating that it should not be backported. > > Ah, that makes sense -- so the gray area here are releases which technically > do not currently support these older Windows versions, but did originally > when they were first released, and we don't want to break that compatibility. > > I've added a backporting note in JBS, as suggested. Is there a label I should > add in JBS as well? > > @aivanov-jdk Does that make sense / work for you as well? > > @mrserb I'm assuming you meant "I think it's reasonable to assume that JDK 25 > is supported on Windows ~~7~~ **10** and later", is that right? FYI Microsoft still support some updates of Windows 7 .. if you pay them enough, but they do NOT support the earliest updates of Windows 10. So Windows 7 is more relevant today than early Windows 10 versions. Looking at adoption numbers might tell you a similar story. JDK 25 will ship before Windows 10 leaves mainline support - and it'll also have a long tail on the latest versions. But Windows Vista isn't something I care about for JDK 25, although "not crashing" would be nice :-) And yes, the backporting was the big issue with that other fix. Plus that the impact was huge. ------------- PR Review Comment: https://git.openjdk.org/jdk/pull/24287#discussion_r2027771338
