Java 8 was the last Oracle LTS release which bundled Derby as JavaDB.
Later on, JavaDB was removed from Oracle Java 8 and Java 7 according to
this page: https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javadb.html MySQL
became Oracle's preferred open source database.
Oracle is now winding down its support for MySQL, according to
https://www.theregister.com/2025/09/11/oracle_slammed_for_mysql_job/
On 9/23/25 10:03 AM, John English wrote:
On 23/09/2025 16:14, Zerro wrote:
Maybe as one of the last users of Derby I can understand you stop
with it.
Setting the project into a read-only state sounds as a logical step.
The sources will remain available I suppose.
So what are others now using instead of Derby?
And whatever happened to Derby being JavaDB, bundled with the JDK?
