NetBeans runs on JDK 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12. But that's not the point in this discussion. The discussion is about installers -- and just to save some time here, we cannot bundle the JDK with NetBeans into an installer and then distribute that installer from Apache because the JDK is GPL licensed, which means it cannot be distributed from Apache because of Apache's licensing restrictions.
Gj On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 4:17 PM Mark Ferguson <maggot.i...@sky.com> wrote: > Hi guys, great job. I follow, but not too good at helping (yet). > JDK 8 would be a good idea I think. Build up asap to latest.Do many use > <JDK8 ? Start from the (new) ground up. You won't lose as many people > methinks. > On Thursday, 30 May 2019, 14:09:45 GMT, Geertjan Wielenga < > geert...@apache.org> wrote: > > OK, let's target beginners. Hmmm.... which JDK should we focus on? How do > we decide? There's no way to decide, we cannot decide for beginners or > anyone else which JDK they should use. No other tool or IDE can do that > either. > > Gj > > On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 4:07 PM mike james <mike.ja...@infomaxgroup.co.uk> > wrote: > > > See I told you it was confusing. > > I know I'm going on about beginners a lot but you really do need to > target > > them. > > You have got the experienced seasoned user and they aren't going anywhere > > unless > > there is a really good reason but the future is in the beginner. If they > go > > off to IntelliJ, Eclipse or > > Visual Studio Code because they sound trendy and have a one click install > > you have lost the future. > > mikej > > > > On Thu, May 30, 2019 at 2:28 PM Eduardo Quintanilla < > equintani...@bnext.mx > > > > > wrote: > > > > > I would recommend reading the Java Is Still Free document > > > > > > > > > https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nFGazvrCvHMZJgFstlbzoHjpAVwv5DEdnaBr_5pKuHo/edit?usp=sharing > > > > > > From that document > > > > > > Free Builds for Linux, Windows, Mac, etc. [OpenJDK, no commercial > > support]: > > > > > > AdoptOpenJDK (commercial support also available by IBM and jClarity) > > > https://adoptopenjdk.net/ > > > > > > .... > > > > > >
