Thanks! On Wed, Nov 14, 2018, 15:08 Kodewerk <k...@kodewerk.com wrote:
> London Java Community > > > > > On Nov 14, 2018, at 9:50 AM, Christian Bourque < > christian.bour...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > LJC? > > > > On Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 12:19 PM Kodewerk <k...@kodewerk.com> wrote: > > > >> The LJC is distributing using different formats. > >> > >> — Kirk > >> > >> > >>> On Nov 14, 2018, at 9:01 AM, Lars Bruun-Hansen <lbruunhan...@gmail.com > > > >> 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 > >>> <geertjan.wiele...@googlemail.com.invalid> 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 < > >>>> geertjan.wiele...@googlemail.com> 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: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org > >> For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org > >> > >> For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.incubator.apache.org > > For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > > > >
