2011/7/20 14:07 -0700, ahug...@redhat.com: > On 08:41 Wed 20 Jul, mark.reinh...@oracle.com wrote: >> The RI binaries are now available: http://jdk7.java.net/java-se-7-ri > > I thought the release wasn't until the 28th? Congrats. on getting it done > early!
Shipping the RI is part of finishing the JCP Final Release, which is a different thing from shipping a supported product. > But aren't these kinda useless if they don't get security updates? They're meant only for testing and reference use, primarily by implementors trying to get their implementations to pass the JCK. > Will there be any useful GPL binaries? Yes -- from Red Hat, Canonical, Debian, and other Linux distros as usual, I expect. - Mark
