Another point to keep in mind is that Oracle JDK 7 is based on the source code in OpenJDK 7, while that was not the case for Oracle JDK 6 and OpenJDK 6: http://blogs.oracle.com/darcy/entry/openjdk_6_genealogy - so YMMV depending on whether you're using OpenJDK 6 or OpenJDK 7 packages from your distribution, in addition to other factors mentioned below.
cheers, dalibor topic Java F/OSS Ambassador Java Platform Group @ Oracle On Nov 17, 1:50 pm, Carl Jokl <[email protected]> wrote: > I am creating this thread as I want to ask about individuals > experiences with migrating from the encumbered Sun/Oracle JDK to > OpenJDK? > > I have done some initial tests on the product developed by the company > for which I work. Using OpenJDK has some advantages given that Linux > is used both for developer workstations as well as the servers and > OpenJDK can be installed through the packaging system with all the > dependency management in place but the Sun/Oracle JDK is getting > harder to install via that means (and a non package manager > installation does not satisfy dependencies in the package manager > because it has no knowledge that a working version of Java is > installed. > > OpenJDK seems to becoming more mature and I know it has passed the > Java TCKs. Testing with our product so far, OpenJDK seems to be > running fine with one area of potential concern of failure (A bridge > between Java and GNUstep called JIGS). On the other hand I am > experiencing a problem using JChart (latest version). In one of the > observed charts the writing is all garbled on OpenJDK. I think this > could be some kind of Font issue. I believe the Sun/Oracle JDK uses > some encumbered fonts. It is a little strange though because I can't > find anyone mentioning that JChart has issues with OpenJDK and it > seems to be claimed to be OpenJDK compatible. Downloading and running > JChart's swing demo seems to work the same whether I use the OpenJDK > or Sun/Oracle JDK. > > Has anyone come across garbled text rendering for OpenJDK on Linux? If > so is fixing the problem straightforward? > > The answer to these questions may decide if it is worth trying to fix > whatever is the source of compatibility problems on OpenJDK or if > instead it is just better to keep using the Sun/Oracle encumbered > version. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Java Posse" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/javaposse?hl=en.
