I'm sure what @stevenschlansker is describing is that Java 7 itself has been EOL since April 2015: https://java.com/en/download/faq/java_7.xml
Although the openjdk-7 packages continues to be supported, it will not receive any new critical patch or security updates, which leaves users open to years-worth of vulnerabilities that have been fixed in Java 8. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Backporters, which is subscribed to trusty-backports. Matching subscriptions: ubuntu-backporters https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1368094 Title: Please backport openjdk-8 from Xenial to Trusty To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/trusty-backports/+bug/1368094/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-backports mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-backports
