Java 11 is out on Sept., 25 and makes Java 8, 9 and 10 obsolete. Java 8, 9, and 10 will no longer receive security patches/updates beginning in January 2019. Organizations have the option to pay Oracle for patches in order to stay on Java 8.
Oracle is changing its release cycle and licensing for Java SE (which is no more as off 11). Java SE is rebranded to Oracle java and is an LTS release requiring paid licenses per processor running java 11. Fee is $25 per processor. LTS means fewer upgrades, but does receive security patches. Oracle will continue to contribute to OpenJDK. However, the OpenJDK releases will come every six month and are called “Major” releases.. Each release making the previous obsolete with zero security patches/updates applied to previous versions. All of this sounds really bad, however, the “major” versions that will come from OpenJDK are more akin to going from 8->8u20->8u40 than from Java 7 to Java 8. So the biggest hurdle is simply aligning project releases with OpenJDK release cadences. This implies building to release candidates prior to bi-annual JDK release testing and releasing. If your organization doesn’t want to pay for Oracle Java your org will have to upgrade Java versions every six months. While we can easily manage our own code base, dependencies such as Zookeeper are key to our business and difficult to control. Below are links related to this topic I found while doing research. If anyone can comes to different conclusions please share. I do have testing Zookeeper on Java 11 in our backlog but do not know how soon I can get to that. http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/pricing/price-lists/java-se-subscription-pricelist-5028356.pdf http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javaseproducts/overview/javasesubscriptionfaq-4891443.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/eol-135779.html https://blogs.oracle.com/java-platform-group/update-and-faq-on-the-java-se-release-cadence https://blogs.oracle.com/java-platform-group/a-quick-summary-on-the-new-java-se-subscription http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javaseproducts/javasesubscription-data-sheet-4891969.pdf https://www.infoq.com/presentations/java-10-11 Jeremiah Adams Software Engineer www.helixeducation.com Blog | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn ________________________________________ From: Jeremiah Adams <jad...@helixeducation.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 8:28 AM To: user@zookeeper.apache.org Subject: [POSSIBLE PHISHING] Re: Java 11 OpenJDK/Oracle Java Release Cadence Questions "But if it's too late for you, you can still revert to OpenJDK8 which is supported until June 2023 (if that's an option to you at all)." Please correct me if I am misinformed but this is not consistent with the research I have been doing. 8 will no longer receive security updates from Oracle beginning Jan 2019. To continue receiving patches from Oracle, processors and end users must be licensed. Redhat has an OpenJDK but it also requires paid support. Other vendors build OpenJDK8 but this is getting too far off the beaten path for me to consider production worthy. I am currently evaluating each of our core java dependencies to determine if paying for this support is our best path forward until Java11 is widely adopted. Thanks Jeremiah Adams Software Engineer https://url.emailprotection.link/?ahfhEufaAWbezBrUFPG98ZJcterGfIerU3ZwsA3Gv_C0~ Blog | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn ________________________________________ From: Norbert Kalmar <nkal...@cloudera.com.INVALID> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 1:48 AM To: user@zookeeper.apache.org Subject: Re: Java 11 OpenJDK/Oracle Java Release Cadence Questions Hi Jeremiah, I don't know what will happen with the Oracle support, I'm sure oracleJDK11 will be sorted out for ZK sooner or later. But if it's too late for you, you can still revert to OpenJDK8 which is supported until June 2023 (if that's an option to you at all). But seeing people concerned with a topic here on this list sure can speed things up. So thanks for writing, this is definitely on the table, and we will keep You guys updated! Regards, Norbert On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 7:36 PM Jeremiah Adams <jad...@helixeducation.com> wrote: > My primary concern is the drop of support and security patches for Java8 > in January by Oracle. It will require paying for support if not upgraded to > Java 11. We are trying to get ahead of this because of budgets. > > > Jeremiah Adams > Software Engineer > https://url.emailprotection.link/?ahfhEufaAWbezBrUFPG98ZJcterGfIerU3ZwsA3Gv_C0~ > Blog | Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn > > ________________________________________ > From: Patrick Hunt <ph...@apache.org> > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2018 11:20 AM > To: UserZooKeeper; DevZooKeeper > Subject: Re: Java 11 OpenJDK/Oracle Java Release Cadence Questions > > Hi Jeremiah. It's failing consistently on Jenkins, unlikely to officially > support until someone addresses those: > > https://url.emailprotection.link/?aiZTcxUx4h_dcZxn8EbCGprch71qelj0ZbtLyOKh81lGDtcTT9nJTlYs664Fxxbo6NyeapY3ycsrKiReKk2X-NndjsOGpxSNaC9H6hYX2gFkoRiL_OQRSJbsZy3GW7njr > > We've been testing with openjdk for quite some time, those are supported. > The docs are ambiguous in that regard: > > https://url.emailprotection.link/?axDFV0VGEqoZ5mAP7-eAuEvymmcOqMy-AQd1z3ZmjioJpcV45jei0TZPPFqveKFbWyaiBdaBjhuqlsUc3Fgt2qgYG4nxsnGPwk1t0yi0fCeA3yFq1ZN2mMQZYzVoeCqOa > however I don't see why Oracle and OpenJDK wouldn't be supported. EOD it's > up to the community. > > Patrick > > On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 10:02 AM Jeremiah Adams <jad...@helixeducation.com > > > wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > Are there any documents available concerning Zookeeper's support for Java > > 11 and documents regarding models supporting Oracle's new licensing and > > release cadences? > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > Jeremiah Adams > > Software Engineer > > > https://url.emailprotection.link/?ahfhEufaAWbezBrUFPG98ZJcterGfIerU3ZwsA3Gv_C0~ > < > https://url.emailprotection.link/?a49H2rNGIIBtQOw6md8OcHp-qKE3Xn2gNiZ3dlqAeSDA~ > > > > Blog< > https://url.emailprotection.link/?a49H2rNGIIBtQOw6md8OcHgFEZu-KYuiu8doY66NWwmmyWxz7kC-27Yfnbdgd2wyh5gjXUa6LMT_NRXsj1g1VVg~~> > | Twitter< > > > https://url.emailprotection.link/?a0Q7ct5_6cOdbJ86kpWB0zx6RbtgugTVC7lU_W7za50jLdZQGpLgVlR1V06zckSaM5oOKb6QBo46Qp9xt0Tt7Aw~~> > | Facebook< > > > https://url.emailprotection.link/?aAmyAO_nS_C1aDgBLeKyGTu0tksTt1_mn2PcS8KJXNJPM04iRHKgX96qGgENV-dMSER5wl8zDVRr3RsS0OmcF9A~~> > | LinkedIn< > > > https://url.emailprotection.link/?aanlcNI-cN74Gdz-TD332xAl6lHu7TRNICWoHUFjYf-KlBjrCGHoYR65b3rl-OyW10nWFv6hwYvUSoVHL4b3vGA~~ > > > > >
