Hi Stefan/Jaikiran,

*Per the JDK 16 schedule , we are in Rampdown Phase One* *[1] .
*

*Please advise if you find any issues while testing the latest Early Access builds.*

 * Schedule for JDK 16
     o *2020/12/10 Rampdown Phase One*
     o 2021/01/14  Rampdown Phase Two
     o 2021/02/04  Initial Release Candidate
     o 2021/02/18  Final Release Candidate
     o 2021/03/16  General Availability
 * Release Notes [2]

OpenJDK 16 Early Access build 28**is now available at http://jdk.java.net/16

 * Features - the overall feature set is frozen. No further JEPs will
   be targeted to this release.
 * Significant Integrations in b28:
     o *Integrated JEP 396: **Strongly Encapsulate JDK Internals by
       Default <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/396>**
       *
         + Strongly encapsulate all internal elements of the JDK by
           default, except for critical internal APIs
           <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/260#Description> such as
           |sun.misc.Unsafe|.
         + Allow end users to choose the relaxed strong encapsulation
           that has been the default since JDK 9.
     o Integrated JEP 397: Sealed Classes (Second Preview)
       <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/397> with this release.
         + Enhance the Java programming language with sealed classes
           and interfaces
           <https://cr.openjdk.java.net/~briangoetz/amber/datum.html>.
         + Refines JEP 360 <https://openjdk.java.net/jeps/360> which
           was delivered in JDK 15 as a preview feature.

 * These early-access , open-source builds are provided under the GNU
   General Public License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception
   <http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>.
 * Changes in recent builds that maybe of interest:
     o Build 28
         + JDK-8256299: JEP 396: Strongly Encapsulate JDK Internals by
           Default
         + JDK-8166596: TLS support for the EdDSA signature algorithm
         + JDK-8256718: Old tracing flags are now obsolete and must be
           replaced with unified logging
     o Build 27
         + JDK-8159746: (proxy) Support for default methods
         + JDK-8254631: Better support ALPN byte wire values in SunJSSE

Project Loom Early-Access: *Build 16-loom+9-316 <http://jdk.java.net/loom/>* (2020/11/30) - based on JDK-16+25 <https://github.com/openjdk/jdk/releases/tag/jdk-16%2B25>

 * These early-access builds are provided under the GNU General Public
   License, version 2, with the Classpath Exception
   <http://openjdk.java.net/legal/gplv2+ce.html>
 * These builds are intended for developers looking to "kick the tyres"
   and provide feedback on using the API or by sending bug reports.
 * Please send feedback via e-mail to loom-...@openjdk.java.net
   <mailto:loom-...@openjdk.java.net>. To send e-mail to this address
   you must first subscribe to the mailing list
   <http://mail.openjdk.java.net/mailman/listinfo/loom-dev>.

Rgds, Rory

[1] https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jdk-dev/2020-December/004991.html
[2] https://jdk.java.net/16/release-notes

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