On 2018-09-27 Sverre Moe wrote: > Den tor. 27. sep. 2018 kl. 20:06 skrev Johan Vos <johan....@gluonhq.com>: > > > > We would probably target the Java 11 because it is LTS. Changes to JDK > > > will be backported up to september 2023 by the community. If we are > > > interested in getting updates on OpenJFX also we would then need to > > > always upgrade it. > > > I reckon there will not be a OpenJFX 11 LTS. > > > > Actually, there is. See > > https://gluonhq.com/javafx-11-release-and-support-plans/ for commercial > > support for JavaFX 11 LTS. > > > > Basically, you have 3 options: > > 1. Move along with the latest and greatest JavaFX releases (free) > > 2. Stick with a given release (free, unsupported) > > 3. Stick with an LTS release and get commercial support to get updates > > > Thanks. Option 3 looks very interesting. It would allow us to deliver a > stable application on the current LTS while the same time get updates on > JavaFX.
If I understand correctly, there will be 4th option in near future: 4. Bundle module based app with JDK modules you need >From that moment you are becoming independent on any future FX and JDK >releases. Especially handy if your app doesn't evolve much and it is >distributed in controlled environment (several users within company). Unless >your app becomes famous, I don't think it will attract attackers to employ any >vulnerabilities found in those older versions as time goes. Jan
