LJC? On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 12:19 PM Kodewerk <[email protected]> wrote:
> The LJC is distributing using different formats. > > — Kirk > > > > On Nov 14, 2018, at 9:01 AM, Lars Bruun-Hansen <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Not too impressed by Amazon Correto. So far they only provide .msi, .rpm, > > etc, with no .zip/.tgz in sight. If you look at their .msi it doesn't > > actually seem to be doing anything else than unpacking. Doesn't even set > > PATH. Then why distribute as an .msi ? > > > > I'm waiting for someone to provide JDK as a .tgz/.zip bundle as it used > to > > be the case (AdoptOpenJDK has got this right), preferably to be exposed > in > > such a way so it can be fetched automatically by a build farm without > > requiring popup accept of license. Heck, I hope someone will publish JDK > > into a Maven repo some day so that the whole bundling idea can finally be > > realized without hazzle. > > > > I'm hoping that distributing self-contained NetBeans Platform > applications > > would become easier in the future. Amazon Corretto doesn't help in this > > respect. But yes, great to see diversity and Amazon's initiative is for > > sure a testament to the JDK's omnipresence. > > > > Lars > > > > > > On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 10:47 AM Geertjan Wielenga > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> > https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/amazon-corretto-no-cost-distribution-openjdk-long-term-support/ > >> > >> Gj > >> > >> On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 10:45 AM Geertjan Wielenga < > >> [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>> Hi all, > >>> > >>> Just announced at Devoxx in Belgium: > >>> > >>> https://twitter.com/search?q=amazon+corretto > >>> > >>> - Downstream distribution of the Open JDK. > >>> - No-cost long-term support. > >>> - At least quarterly releases. > >>> - Drop-in replacement. > >>> - Multiplatform - Linux, Windows, Mac, Docker > >>> > >>> And it appears to be driven by James Gosling, founder of Java, and > >>> probably the most famous NetBeans enthusiast. > >>> > >>> I believe we should consider orientating ourselves around Amazon > >> Corretto. > >>> > >>> Gj > >>> > >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > > > >
