Hi Francesco,
*Thank you.*
I'm retiring at the end of November 2021, it's time to spend more
time with the family.
We started the Quality Outreach back in October 2014. We now have
170+ projects participating.
Thank you for taking the time to provide Testing feedback , excellent
bugs and support throughout
the last seven years.
It's been a pleasure working with you. I am delighted to say that the
program will continue
with the support of the Java DevRel Team, with David Delabassee as
your contact. David has
been assisting with on-boarding new projects for the last couple of
years.
All the best, Rory
*OpenJDK 18Early Access build 20is now available
at**https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jdk.java.net/18/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!cUwAUGa0Li1hOQf9SGPrLguYsvvWP1Vc1OYHGGNAus-LyG9DIQ0G4j__C5qq8ZChGI4$
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>**
*
* These early-access , open-source builds are provided under the
o GNU General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath
Exception <https://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>.
* Release Notes are available
athttps://jdk.java.net/18/release-notes
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>
* Features:
o JEPs integrated to JDK 18, so far:
+ JEP 400: UTF-8 by Default
<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/400>
+ JEP 408: Simple Web Server
<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/408>
+ JEP 413: Code Snippets in Java API Documentation
<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/413>
o JEPs targeted to JDK 18, so far
+ JEP 417: Vector API (Third Incubator)
<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/417>
o JEPs proposed to target JDK 18:
+ JEP 416: Reimplement Core Reflection with Method Handles
<https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/416>
* Significant changes since the last availability email:
o Build 20:
+ JDK-8275252: Migrate cacerts from JKS to password-less
PKCS12
+ JDK-8275149: (ch) ReadableByteChannel returned by
Channels.newChannel(InputStream) throws ReadOnlyBufferException
+ JDK-8266936: Add a finalization JFR event
+ JDK-8264849: Add KW and KWP support to PKCS11 provider
o Build 19:
+ JDK-8274840: Update OS detection code to recognize
Windows 11
+ JDK-8274407: (tz) Update Timezone Data to 2021c
+ JDK-8273102: Delete deprecated for removal the empty
finalize() in java.desktop module
o Build 18:
+ JDK-8274656: Remove default_checksum and
safe_checksum_type from krb5.conf
+ JDK-8274471: Add support for RSASSA-PSS in OCSP Response
+ JDK-8274227: Remove "impl.prefix" jdk system property
usage from InetAddress
+ JDK-8274002: [win11 and winserver2022] JDK executable
installer from network drive starts with huge delay
+ JDK-8273670: Remove weak etypes from default krb5 etype list
o Build 17:
+ JDK-8273401: Disable JarIndex Support In URLClassPath
+ JDK-8231640: (prop) Canonical property storage
+ Build 16:
+ JDK-8269039: Disable SHA-1 Signed JARs
*Topics of Interest:*_
_
_JDK 17:_**
**
* *Inside Java Podcast “Java 17 is Here!”*
o *Part 1:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inside.java/2021/09/14/podcast-019/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!cUwAUGa0Li1hOQf9SGPrLguYsvvWP1Vc1OYHGGNAus-LyG9DIQ0G4j__C5qqC4rOTYk$
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inside.java/2021/09/14/podcast-019/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!cUwAUGa0Li1hOQf9SGPrLguYsvvWP1Vc1OYHGGNAus-LyG9DIQ0G4j__C5qqC4rOTYk$
>*
o *Part 2:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inside.java/2021/09/27/podcast-020/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!cUwAUGa0Li1hOQf9SGPrLguYsvvWP1Vc1OYHGGNAus-LyG9DIQ0G4j__C5qqlTir0k8$
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inside.java/2021/09/27/podcast-020/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!cUwAUGa0Li1hOQf9SGPrLguYsvvWP1Vc1OYHGGNAus-LyG9DIQ0G4j__C5qqlTir0k8$
>*
* *G1 GC & Parallel GC Improvements in JDK 17*
o
*https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inside.java/2021/09/17/jdk-17-gc-updates/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!cUwAUGa0Li1hOQf9SGPrLguYsvvWP1Vc1OYHGGNAus-LyG9DIQ0G4j__C5qqCppmDRY$
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inside.java/2021/09/17/jdk-17-gc-updates/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!cUwAUGa0Li1hOQf9SGPrLguYsvvWP1Vc1OYHGGNAus-LyG9DIQ0G4j__C5qqCppmDRY$
>*
* ZGC - What's new in JDK 17**
o
*https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inside.java/2021/10/05/zgc-in-jdk17/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!cUwAUGa0Li1hOQf9SGPrLguYsvvWP1Vc1OYHGGNAus-LyG9DIQ0G4j__C5qqWBQHgdU$
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inside.java/2021/10/05/zgc-in-jdk17/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!cUwAUGa0Li1hOQf9SGPrLguYsvvWP1Vc1OYHGGNAus-LyG9DIQ0G4j__C5qqWBQHgdU$
>*
* JDK 17 Security Enhancements**
o
*https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inside.java/2021/09/15/jdk-17-security-enhancements/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!cUwAUGa0Li1hOQf9SGPrLguYsvvWP1Vc1OYHGGNAus-LyG9DIQ0G4j__C5qqPmF15YA$
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inside.java/2021/09/15/jdk-17-security-enhancements/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!cUwAUGa0Li1hOQf9SGPrLguYsvvWP1Vc1OYHGGNAus-LyG9DIQ0G4j__C5qqPmF15YA$
>*
* The Vector API in JDK 17 (video)**
o
*https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inside.java/2021/09/23/devlive-vector-api/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!cUwAUGa0Li1hOQf9SGPrLguYsvvWP1Vc1OYHGGNAus-LyG9DIQ0G4j__C5qqKBgUaZE$
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inside.java/2021/09/23/devlive-vector-api/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!cUwAUGa0Li1hOQf9SGPrLguYsvvWP1Vc1OYHGGNAus-LyG9DIQ0G4j__C5qqKBgUaZE$
>*
* Faster Charset Encoding**
o
*https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inside.java/2021/10/17/faster-charset-encoding/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!cUwAUGa0Li1hOQf9SGPrLguYsvvWP1Vc1OYHGGNAus-LyG9DIQ0G4j__C5qquEjv7Rw$
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inside.java/2021/10/17/faster-charset-encoding/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!cUwAUGa0Li1hOQf9SGPrLguYsvvWP1Vc1OYHGGNAus-LyG9DIQ0G4j__C5qquEjv7Rw$
>*
_JDK 18:_
* JEP 400 and the Default Charset
o
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inside.java/2021/10/04/the-default-charset-jep400/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!cUwAUGa0Li1hOQf9SGPrLguYsvvWP1Vc1OYHGGNAus-LyG9DIQ0G4j__C5qqkNFykiY$
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inside.java/2021/10/04/the-default-charset-jep400/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!cUwAUGa0Li1hOQf9SGPrLguYsvvWP1Vc1OYHGGNAus-LyG9DIQ0G4j__C5qqkNFykiY$
>
* JDK 18 augmented `javac -Xlint:serial` checks
o
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inside.java/2021/10/20/augmented-serial-checks__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!cUwAUGa0Li1hOQf9SGPrLguYsvvWP1Vc1OYHGGNAus-LyG9DIQ0G4j__C5qq8ikbK-4$
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inside.java/2021/10/20/augmented-serial-checks/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!cUwAUGa0Li1hOQf9SGPrLguYsvvWP1Vc1OYHGGNAus-LyG9DIQ0G4j__C5qqvBSJBAk$
>
_Project Panama - Foreign Function & Memory API:_
* Finalizing the Foreign APIs
o
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inside.java/2021/09/16/finalizing-the-foreign-apis/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!cUwAUGa0Li1hOQf9SGPrLguYsvvWP1Vc1OYHGGNAus-LyG9DIQ0G4j__C5qqD6LdzNw$
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inside.java/2021/09/16/finalizing-the-foreign-apis/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!cUwAUGa0Li1hOQf9SGPrLguYsvvWP1Vc1OYHGGNAus-LyG9DIQ0G4j__C5qqD6LdzNw$
>
* Resource Scope Dependencies
o
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inside.java/2021/10/12/panama-scope-dependencies/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!cUwAUGa0Li1hOQf9SGPrLguYsvvWP1Vc1OYHGGNAus-LyG9DIQ0G4j__C5qqywQMWqQ$
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inside.java/2021/10/12/panama-scope-dependencies/__;!!ACWV5N9M2RV99hQ!cUwAUGa0Li1hOQf9SGPrLguYsvvWP1Vc1OYHGGNAus-LyG9DIQ0G4j__C5qqywQMWqQ$
>
***October 2021 Critical Patch Update Released*
* As part of the October 2021, we released JDK 17.0.1 LTS, JDK
11.0.13 LTS, JDK 8u311 and JDK 7u321 as well as OpenJDK 17.0.1
(publicly available).
Rgds,Rory
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Rgds, Rory O'Donnell
Quality Engineering Manager
Oracle EMEA, Dublin, Ireland
